Title: Save with keyboard Author: Mattia Trapani Published: November 4, 2011 Last modified: November 3, 2018 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/save-with-keyboard/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1964667) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/save-with-keyboard/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1964667) # Save with keyboard By [Mattia Trapani](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zupolgec/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/save-with-keyboard.3.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/) ## Description This plugin lets you save your posts, pages, theme and plugin files, widgets, menus, etc. in the most natural way: pressing Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S on Mac). I’ve coded this plugin because I was tired of pressing Cmd+S and then realize Chrome was trying to save the whole webpage After coding this up, I’ve found in the plugin directory two plugins that did the same thing, but each one had some flaws that convinced me to publish mine. This plugin loads a small Javascript file (minified if not WP_DEBUG). The Javascript checks the contents of any admin page for save buttons. It is also _so_ smart that saves as draft unpublished posts/pages and updates the ones that are already public. Also adds a little tooltip on the buttons that can be “clicked” with Ctrl+S or Cmd +S. ## Installation 1. Upload the folder `save-with-keyboard` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Is it really so simple to install and use? You can bet it is. Where can I use the shortcut? Almost everywhere! If it’s not a post, page, widget, menu or link the plugin checks for the #submit selector (used, for instance, in theme, plugin and profile). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4ca7c08749b092aba2bdc95ceeba0c1fbe491cf234e308fd88cfff355b353a6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working fine in 2024](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-fine-in-2024/)󠁿 [arabbittpro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arabbittpro/) March 30, 2024 Working fine in 2024 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d14b0bc301dfd5df89e071a481548918f7cd40e0421db158a83d0281a46ef8ab? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Still works, WP 6.0.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-works-wp-6-0-2/)󠁿 [Manny Rodrigues](https://profiles.wordpress.org/endurox/) September 24, 2022 This plugin works as described and is really handy for those of us who want to keep our hands on the keyboard for maximum productivity. Much appreciated. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/63667c318af93bdbdf183052671175075382f54ce150cc6886f4b0dc0f6b158f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Finally a solution to an annoying issue!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finally-a-solution-to-an-annoying-issue/)󠁿 [ashkanahmadi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ashkanahmadi/) April 20, 2021 Works like a charm! Can’t believe this feature is still not built-in. Thank you ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1097b209c950eee9fa1443414f5c86a731f603f7649ce8472fd478e6a21c402c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-1194/)󠁿 [Dedalos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosoloroy/) September 12, 2020 Simple and effective, thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b809cf561c7c773892ba5e5c88a31e99a04ef9a06718253b2a8c1cf5fb2c1bea? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Now included in WordPress by default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-but-no-force-update/)󠁿 [revixi5](https://profiles.wordpress.org/revixi5/) March 18, 2020 The function is now embedded in WordPress by default. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e55077d52d084ec1eacab7c08ad39c50d1c16b9bf8d7c202d6f2085af98cefd6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[does what it says](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-825/)󠁿 [kreatur](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kreatur/) August 17, 2019 Fast and simple to use. [ Read all 31 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Save with keyboard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mattia Trapani ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zupolgec/) “Save with keyboard” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/save-with-keyboard/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Save with keyboard” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/save-with-keyboard) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/save-with-keyboard/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/save-with-keyboard/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/save-with-keyboard/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/save-with-keyboard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.0.2 Fixed loading of minified script. #### 3.0.1 Fixed localization support for old WP versions. Fixed saving inside TinyMCE editor. #### 3.0 Added support for saving menus. Rebuilt tooltip insertion with support for localization. Tested up to WP 5.0 with Gutenberg (which doesn’t use the plugin ’cause it already handles this shortcut). ## Meta * Version **3.0.2** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **3,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.0.25** * PHP version ** 5.2.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Albanian](https://sq.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/save-with-keyboard) * Tags * [keyboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/keyboard/)[publish](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publish/) [save](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/save/)[shortcut](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcut/) [update](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/save-with-keyboard/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 30 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mattia Trapani ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zupolgec/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/save-with-keyboard/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.me/mattiatrapani)