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WordPress block editor

Select all text or blocks

CmdA

Mac Web app WordPress block editor

Practice this

To select all text or blocks in WordPress block editor, press Ctrl + A. On a Mac, press Cmd + A instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Typing in a block

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdA`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlA`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in the block editor - WordPress.org Documentation

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Select everything Adobe After Effects Cmd + A
Select everything Audacity Ctrl + A
Select all the text in the field Bitwarden Cmd + A
Select everything Blender A
Select everything on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + A
Select everything Eclipse IDE Ctrl + A
Select every note in the list Evernote Cmd + A
Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select the whole image GIMP Ctrl + A

More WordPress block editor shortcuts

Clear the selection Esc
Unselect the selected blocks Esc then Esc
Duplicate the selected blocks Shift + Cmd + D
Remove the selected blocks Ctrl + Option + Z
Insert a block before the selection Option + Cmd + T
Insert a block after the selection Option + Cmd + Y
Delete several selected blocks Delete
Move the selected blocks up Shift + Option + Cmd + T

See every WordPress block editor shortcut

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