Best hotkeys plugins for WordPress
The most popular hotkeys plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SBL Admin Bar leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Admin Keys (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “hotkeys” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 hotkeys plugins
- 1.
SBL Admin BarThe most installed hotkeys plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 2.Admin Keys
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 3 plugins tagged “hotkeys”

SBL Admin Bar
Up in the last 7 days:3,294#41,800by Steven Lienhard5 years ago
SBL Admin Bar allows you to dynamically turn the Admin Bar on/off using the hotkeys CONTROL-SHIFT-A. Can be enabled and disabled by user role.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Keys
Up in the last 7 days:1,942#42,671by joesat11 years ago
Admin Keys provide intuitive WordPress admin keyboard shortcuts for accessibility and efficiency
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day