WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Some of these shortcuts are very common and you would be using them in your routine. While some other keyboard shortcuts are WordPress specific.
Cut Copy Paste Commands:
Copy Text – CTRL + C
Cut Text – CTRL + X
Paste Text – CTRL + V
Paste without formatting – CTRL + Shift + V
Select Text Commands:
Select All Text – CTRL + A
Select One Letter – Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Select One Word – CTRL + Shift + Right/Left Arrow
Select One Line – CTRL + Shift + Above/Below Arrow
Select Text Until Beginning of Line – Shift + Home
Select Text Until the End of Line – Shift + End
Clear Selection – Escape
Text Formatting Commands:
Bold – CTRL + B
Italics – CTRL + I
Underline – CTRL + U
Apply strikethrough – ALT + Shift + D
Convert to inline code – ALT + Shift + X
Insert Link – CTRL + K
Remove Link – CTRL + Shift + K
Insert Link to Post/Page – [[
Keyboard Shortcuts – ALT + Shift + H
WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac Users
Mac Cut Copy Paste Commands:
Copy Text – Command + C
Cut Text – Command + X
Paste Text – Command + V
Mac Select Text Commands:
Select All Text – Command + A
Select One Letter – Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Select One Word – Command + Shift + Right/Left Arrow
Select One Line – Command + Shift + Above/Below Arrow
Select Text Until Beginning of Line – Shift + Home
Select Text Until the End of Line – Shift + End
Mac Text Formatting Commands:
Bold – Command + B
Italics – Command + I
Underline – Command + U
Apply strikethrough – Option + CTRL + D
Insert Link – Command + K
Remove Link – Option + CTRL + S
Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts for WordPress Block Editor
Gutenberg is now the default WordPress editor and it is a fully block-based editor.
In Gutenberg, there are blocks for everything. Gutenberg supports standard WordPress Keyboard shortcuts for both Windows and Mac. But there are some other shortcuts which
you can use for adding blocks, removing blocks, duplicating blocks etc.
Let’s check out Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts.
Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Block Shortcuts:
Create a New Block – Enter
Duplicate Block – CTRL + Shift + D
Remove Block – ALT + Shift + Z
Insert new block before selected block – CTRL + ALT + T
Insert new block after selected block – CTRL + ALT + Y
Change Block Type – /
Open Block Navigation Menu – ALT + Shift + O
Other Shortcuts:
Show hide setting bar – CTRL + Shift + ,
Navigate to next part of editor – ALT + Shift + N
Navigate to previous part of editor – ALT + Shift + P
Navigate to Nearest Toolbar – ALT + F10
Switch to Code Editor or Vice-versa – CTRL + Shift + ALT + M
Redo last undo – CTRL + Shift + Z
Clear Selection – Esc
Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Create a New Block – Enter
Duplicate Block – Command + Shift + D
Remove Block – Control + Option + Z
Insert new block before selected block – Command + Option + T
Insert new block after selected block – Command + Option + Y
Change Block Type – /
Open Block Navigation Menu – Option + CTRL + O
Other Shortcuts:
Show hide setting bar – Command + Shift + ,
Navigate to next part of editor – Option + Control + N
Navigate to previous part of editor – Option + Control + P
Navigate to Nearest Toolbar – Fn + Option + F10
Switch to Code Editor or Vice-versa – Command + Option + Shift + M
Redo last undo – Command + Shift + Z
Clear Selection – Esc
