Gutenberg 13.9 Adds New Shortcut to Wrap Selected Text in Quotes
Wouldn’t it be convenient to select a sentence or paragraph and instantly wrap it with quotes by tapping on the quote key? This is a fun little feature that was tucked into the Gutenberg 13.9 changelog last month with very little fanfare: Rich text: Add character shortcuts for wrapping selection. (42469) The new shortcut is a rich text feature contributed by Automattic-sponsored WordPress core committer Ella van Durpe. It works in a similar way that pasting a link over selection will auto-link the text instead of replace it, a feature that landed seven years ago which she also worked on. The new quotes shortcut escaped my notice until I saw George Mamadashvili’s quick video demo on Twitter: My new favorite Block Editor shortcut is the ability to wrap selected text in quotes. Select text and press `, ' or ". This nifty little feature shipped with Gutenberg 13.9. However, the editor always supported air quotes. pic.twitter.com/VnPqv6E44U— George Mamadashvili (@Mamaduka) September 2, 2022 This is a clever feature that is commonly supported by IDE’s like IntelliJ and PyCharm. Although wrapping with quotes is likely the most common use case for this type of shortcut, it also supports wrapping the selection with…
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