Shortcut Keys Used In WordPress Editor
WordPress has a well designed rich text editor for formating your posts.
Did you know that you can also use keyboard shortcuts in the WordPress editor ? Yes you can!
Following are some of the keyboard shortcuts which you can use while posting on your WordPress blog. There maybe more but these are the ones I know.
| Function | Shortcut Keys |
|---|---|
| Bold | ALT + SHIFT + b |
| Italic | ALT + SHIFT + i |
| Blockquote | ALT + SHIFT + q |
| Code | ALT + SHIFT + c |
| Unordered List | ALT + SHIFT + u |
| Ordered List | ALT + SHIFT + o |
| Hyperlink | ALT + SHIFT + a |
| Read more | ALT + SHIFT + t |
| View HTML code | ALT + SHIFT + e |
| Headers (H1, H2, H3, ...) | Ctrl + corresponding number |
Using shortcut keys instead of clicking on buttons each time you want to format text, is a huge time saver. This is especially true if you want to use a format option which does not have a place in the WordPress visual editor.
For example, you cannot format text as code in the visual editor. For that you have to switch to the HTML view. However, with shortcut keys listed above, entering <code> tag is a mere press of relevant keys.
