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Best shortcut plugins for WordPress

The most popular shortcut plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Save with keyboard leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Text Replace (3K+) and Quick Drafts Access (400+). All 23 plugins tagged “shortcut” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 shortcut plugins

  1. 1.
    Save with keyboard

    The most installed shortcut plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 31 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  2. 2.
    Text Replace

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 18 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  3. 3.
    Quick Drafts Access

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    alx ip statistic

    70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    TinyMCE Code Formatting

    70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  6. 6.
    Command Palette

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  7. 7.
    Opes Favicon

    30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  8. 8.
    Link Shortcut

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.

  9. 9.
    TinyMCE Pre Button

    20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  10. 10.
    GoToMenu

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

All 23 plugins tagged “shortcut”