WordPress block editor keyboard shortcuts
Blocks, selection, formatting, and editor navigation when writing in WordPress.
30 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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1 actions and 1 key variants match.
- WordPress block editor Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Switch between the visual and code editors Editor | Mac ShiftOptionCmdM | Source |
About WordPress block editor and its shortcuts
The WordPress block editor treats a post as a stack of blocks, and its shortcuts follow that model: inserting and duplicating blocks, moving them up and down, selecting a whole block rather than the text inside it, and switching between the visual and code views. Its own help panel lists them, which is a shortcut worth knowing on its own.
This is a web editor, so the browser keeps some combinations. Blocks supplied by plugins can add their own behaviour, and the editor has changed substantially across WordPress releases.
Where the WordPress block editor keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of WordPress block editor. Report a key that is wrong
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