96 Useful WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts to Save You Time

I love keyboard shortcuts. They can save so much time. I love WordPress keyboard shortcuts for the same reason. 

But, it’s hard to remember all the keyboard shortcuts. 

Also, it’s not always easy to find a comprehensive list of shortcuts. Though, you would expect to be able to do so. After all, what good are shortcuts if it takes you hours to find them. That kind of defeats the purpose.

So, I went on a search and after hours of research and experimentation (it is amazing how often the keyboard shortcuts I found didn’t do what they said they did or did nothing at all) I have come up with a hopefully comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts you can use when working in the editor of  WordPress.org sites. 

I was not able to test the Windows shortcuts, but only used those where the Mac shortcuts behaved as expected.

If you come across other keyboard shortcuts that work with the current versions of  WordPress or if some of these shortcuts don’t work, please let me know and I will update the table. 

For more ways to save time as you create posts and pageson your WordPress site, see the rest of the articles n this series:

• Reusable Blocks in WordPress
• Working with Block Patterns
• Creating your own post templates

Table of Contents

• WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts For Mac Users
• WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows Users

TEXT MANIPULATION
Cut	cmd + X
Copy	cmd + C
Paste	cmd + V
Bold	cmd + B
Italic	cmd + I
Underline	cmd + U
Strikethrough	alt + ctrl + D
Hyperlink selected text	cmd + K
Remove Hyperlink	cmd + shift + K
Transform selected text to monospace (inline code)	opt + ctrl + X or‘[text]`
SELECTION
Select All	cmd + A
Clear Selection	Esc
GENERAL
Save changes	cmd + S
Print	cmd + P
Undo Last changes	cmd + Z
Redo Last undo	cmd + shift + Z
NAVIGATION
Navigate to next part of the editor	ctrl + `
Navigate to the previous part of the editor	ctrl + shift + `
Navigate next part of the editor	opt + ctrl + N oropt + `
Navigate Previous part of the editor	opt + ctrl + P oropt + shift + `
Navigate the nearest toolbar	fn +opt + F10
VIEW
Show or hide settings sidebar	cmd + shift + ,
Show shortcut window	ctrl + opt + H
Switch between visual editor and code editor	cmd + opt + shift + M
Toggle fullscreen mode	cmd + opt + shift + F
Open the block navigation menu (List View)	opt + ctrl + O
BLOCKS
Insert a new block before selected block (s)	cmd + opt + t
Insert a new block before selected block (s)	cmd + opt + y
Insert a new block	return
Change block type after adding a paragraph. Start typing right after the / to choose blocks that are not already listed.	/
Create ordered list in new paragraph	1. + space
Create unordered list in new paragraph	– + space or* + space
Create H2 heading	##
Create H3 heading	###
Create H4 heading	####
Create H5 heading	#####
Create H6 heading	######
Create block quote	shift + >
Create a line (three dashes followed by return)	— return
Insert a link to a post or page (opens a dropdown of possible posts)	[[
Duplicate selected block(s)	cmd + shift + D
Remove selected block	ctrl + opt + Z orctrl + opt + delete
Insert New block before selected block	cmd + opt + T
Insert New block before selected block	cmd + opt + Y

Command	Windows
TEXT MANIPULATION
Cut	Ctrl + X
Copy	Ctrl + C
Paste	Ctrl + V
Bold	Ctrl + B
Italic	Ctrl + I
Underline	Ctrl + U
Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + D
Hyperlink selected text	Ctrl + K
Remove Hyperlink	Ctrl + Shift +K
Transform selected text to monospace (inline code)	Alt + Shift + X or`[text]`
SELECTION
Select All	Ctrl + A
Clear Selection	Esc
GENERAL
Save changes	Ctrl + S
Print	Ctrl + P
Undo Last changes	Ctrl + Z
Redo Last undo	Ctrl + Shift + Z
NAVIGATION
Navigate to next part of the editor	Ctrl + `
Navigate to the previous part of the editor	Ctrl + Shift + `
Navigate next part of the editor	Alt + Shift + N
Navigate Previous part of the editor	Alt + Shift + P
Navigate the nearest toolbar	Alt + F10
VIEW
Show or hide settings sidebar	Ctrl + Shift + ,
Show shortcut window	Alt + Shift + H
Switch between visual editor and code editor	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M
Toggle fullscreen mode	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Open the block navigation menu (List View)	Alt + Shift + O
BLOCKS
Insert a new block before selected block (s)	Ctrl + Alt + t
Insert a new block before selected block (s)	Ctrl + Alt + y
Insert a new block	Enter
Change block type after adding a paragraphStart typing right after the / to choose blocks that are not already listed.	/
Create ordered list in new paragraph	1. + space
Create unordered list in new paragraph	– + space or* + space
Create H2 heading	##
Create H3 heading	###
Create H4 heading	####
Create H5 heading	#####
Create H6 heading	######
Create block quote	shift + >
Create a line (three dashes followed by return)	— return
Insert a link to a post or page (opens a dropdown of possible posts)	[[
Duplicate selected block(s)	Ctrl + Shift + D
Remove selected block	Ctrl + Alt + Backspace orAlt + Shift + Z
Insert New block before selected block	Ctrl + Alt + T
Insert New block before selected block	Ctrl + Alt + Y