Tips for writing and editing blog posts

by | Oct 12, 2016

There are several cool features right in the text editor that everyone writing with WordPress should use. I’m getting right to the point so you can find and use these handy features immediately!

paste-as-text-button

The first one is the “Paste as text button”. Use this when you copied text from another source. The reason you want this: Text that is sourced elsewhere will have style coding in it. This button allows you to paste clean type that you can style to your liking after. Otherwise, you end up with messy styles you can’t fix unless you know how to edit html.

distraction-free-mode

Distraction Free Writing Mode is exactly that. Use this when you want a clean looking editing area without all the wordpress columns and options surrounding it.

special-characters-button
You wouldn’t believe that all the special characters you’ve been looking up in html are right here on the editing panel!  Using the Special Character Button will give you accents, degrees, copyright symbol, etc.  Here is a picture of what you can get:
special-characters
The Clear Formatting Button looks like a little eraser. Click this and your WordPress life will never be the same again. All formatting is stripped from the text but all links are retained. So if you don’t want the styling but want to save some time adding in all the links, use this!
clear-formatting-button
The little question mark at the bottom right of the editing tool will display common shortcuts when writing and editing, For more keyboard shortcuts above and beyond the copy-paste kind check out this WordPress Codex page.