Are you aware that there are some really useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts of which can save lots of time?

if you want to write a fast article, or become more productive within managing your Wp site, then you definitely need to use these shortcuts.

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Speed and Efficiency

WordPress is one of the popular website builder from A to Z and blogging platform that comes with a amazing content editor.

The content editor on WordPress lets you add various types of content including text, images, audio, videos,GIF,Facebook videos and much more your site. You can also customize the formatting for each content type.

WordPress Keyboard Shortcut for Windows users:

• Ctrl + c = Copy
• Ctrl + v = Paste
• Ctrl + b = Bold
• Ctrl + i = Italic
• Ctrl + x = Cut
• Ctrl + a = Select All
• Ctrl + z = Undo
• Ctrl + s = Save your changes
• Ctrl + p = Print
• Ctrl + u = Underline the selected text
• Ctrl + k = Convert the selected text into a link
• Alt + Shift + x = Display the selected text in a monospaced font
• Alt + Shift + h = Show keyboard shortcuts (Display this help)

WordPress Keyboard Shortcut for Mac users:

• Command + c = Copy
• Command + v = Paste
• Command + b = Bold
• Command + i = Italic
• Command + x = Cut
• Command + a = Select All
• Command + z = Undo
• Command + s = Save your changes
• Command + p = Print
• Command + u = Underline the selected text
• Command + k = Convert the selected text into a link
• Option + Control + x = Display the selected text in a monospaced font
• Option + Control + h = Show keyboard shortcuts (Display this help)

If you want to write an article on your WordPress page/post editor, you can try out these keyboard shortcuts and see how they work.

Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts for WordPress Block Editor

The new WordPress Gutenberg editor is a fully block-based editor in which you use various blocks to create content.

The block editor supports all the standard keyboard shortcuts mentioned earlier, but there are more Gutenberg specific keyboard shortcuts.

Below are the most useful Gutenberg keyboard shortcuts that you can use.

Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcut for Windows users:

• Enter = Add a new block
• Ctrl + Shift + d = Duplicate the selected block(s)
• Alt + Shift + z = Remove the selected block(s)
• Ctrl + Alt + t = Insert a new block before the selected block(s)
• Ctrl + Alt + y = Insert a new block after the selected block(s)
• / = Change the block type after adding a new paragraph
• Esc = Clear selection
• Ctrl + Shift + z = Redo your last undo
• Ctrl + Shift + , = Show or hide the settings bar
• Alt + Shift + o = Open the block navigation menu
• Alt + Shift + n = Navigate to the next part of the editor
• Alt + Shift + p = Navigate to the previous part of the editor
• Alt + F10 = Navigate to the nearest toolbar
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + m = Switch between Visual Editor and Code Editor

Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcut for Mac users:

• Enter = Add a new block
• / = Change the block type after adding a new paragraph
• Command + Shift + d = Duplicate the selected block(s)
• Control + Option + z = Remove the selected block(s)
• Command + Option + t = Insert a new block before the selected block(s)
• Command + Option + y = Insert a new block after the selected block(s)
• Esc = Clear selection
• Command+ Shift + z = Redo your last undo
• Command + Shift + , = Show or hide the settings bar
• Option + Control + o = Open the block navigation menu
• Option + Control + n = Navigate to the next part of the editor
• Option + Control + p = Navigate to the previous part of the editor
• fn + Option + F10 = Navigate to the nearest toolbar
• Command + Option + Shift + m = Switch between Visual and Code Editor

Keyboard Shortcuts for Classic WordPress Editor

Many WordPress user still using the classic WordPress editor, if you still using the classis wp editor then you are actually missing out on a lot of cool new features and a faster writing experience.

However, if you must use the old classic editor, then you can take advantage of these keyboard shortcuts.

Classic Editor Keyboard Shortcut for Windows:

• Ctrl + y = Redo
• Alt + Shift + [number] = Insert heading sizes, e.g. Alt + Shift + 1 = <h1>, Alt + Shift + 2 = <h2>.
• Alt + Shift + l = Align Left
• Alt + Shift + j = Justify Text
• Alt + Shift + c = Align Center
• Alt + Shift + d = Strikethrough
• Alt + Shift + r = Align Right
• Alt + Shift + u = Unordered List
• Alt + Shift + a = Insert link
• Alt + Shift + o = Numeric List
• Alt + Shift + s = Remove link
• Alt + Shift + q = Quote
• Alt + Shift + m = Insert Image
• Alt + Shift + t = Insert More Tag
• Alt + Shift + p = Insert Page Break tag
• Alt + Shift + w = Full screen distraction free writing mode in visual editor mode
• Alt + Shift + f = Fullscreen distraction free writing in plain text mode

Classic Editor Keyboard Shortcut for Mac users:

• Command + y = Redo
• Command + Option + [number] = Insert heading sizes, e.g. Alt + Shift + 1 = h1, Alt + Shift + 2 = h2
• Command + Option + l = Align Left
• Command + Option + j = Justify Text
• Command + Option + c = Align Center
• Command + Option + d = Strikethrough
• Command + Option + r = Align Right
• Command + Option + u = Unordered List
• Command + Option + a = Insert link
• Command + Option + o = Numeric List
• Command + Option + s = Remove link
• Command + Option + q = Quote
• Command + Option + m = Insert Image
• Command + Option + t = Insert More Tag
• Command + Option + p = Insert Page Break tag
• Command + Option + w = Full screen distraction free writing mode in visual editor mode
• Command + Option + f = Fullscreen distraction free writing in plain text mode

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Comments Screen

If you receive a lot of comments, then you can moderate comments quickly using keyboard shortcuts for comment management. However, these shortcuts are not enabled by default.

To enable these keyboard shortcuts, you need to go to Users » Your Profile and check Keyboard Shortcuts checkbox.

After that, you need to click the Save Profile button and go back to the comments screen in the admin area. The available shortcuts are:

• J = Next comment (moves the current selection down)
• K = Previous comment (moves the current selection up)
• A = Approve comment
• U = Unapprove comment
• D = Delete comment
• R = Reply comment
• Q = Quick edit a comment
• Z = Restore Comment from Trash or Undo if you Delete a comment

To select multiple comments press X to check the selected comment and press J or K keys to move to next or previous comment. Once you have selected multiple comments, you can use these keyboard shortcuts to perform bulk actions:

• Shift + A = Approve checked comments
• Shift + D = Delete checked comments
• Shift + U = Unapprove selected comments
• Shift + T = Move selected comments to trash
• Shift + Z = Restore selected comments from trash

It might take some time to get used to of these WordPress keyboard shortcuts, but in the long run they will definitely help you save time and speed up the process.