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Save Posts With Cmd+S

Description

Publish or update posts and pages using the Ctrl+S hotkey (cmd+s on Mac). Overwrites the browsers default Ctrl+S function of “Save webpage as..” and instead runs the WordPress function assigned to the Publish button.

Installation

  1. Upload cmd-s.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

FAQ

Will this plugin work on PC, Mac, or Linux?

Yes, the hotkey will replace the default browser functions in all browsers across all Operating Systems.

Reviews

September 30, 2016
I will change my note to 5 stars when ctrl + s will save draft for posts with draft status. Currently, it publish it.
September 3, 2016
Tried some other plugins but this was the only one that works voor my (multi-site) setup. Great time saver, especially when building a one-page long scroll website.
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Contributors & Developers

“Save Posts With Cmd+S” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.2

  • Updates JS to work cross-browser
  • Moves JS to it’s own file

1.1

  • loads JS in footer of admin
  • checks for cmd+s and ctrl+s hotkeys
  • stops default action of browser
  • virtually clicks the Publish button