Full keyboard control
Use the Command Bar entirely from the keyboard once it is open.
Open with Ctrl/Cmd + K or the Search button in the header.
| Key | Action |
Type | Search posts, pages, users, comments, menu items, and commands |
↑ / ↓ | Move selection in the results list |
← / → | Toggle the preview panel (when available) |
Enter | Open or run the selected item |
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter | For a post or page result, open its public frontend URL in a new tab |
Escape | Close the Command Bar |
Accessibility: The dialog is focus-trapped and supports keyboard-only use so power users and assistive technologies can operate it without the mouse.
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In practice
Universal Search — arrow keys, Enter, Escape, typing, accessibility. On this page, Full keyboard control is covered in detail: what it looks like in the admin, the exact controls it exposes, and how it behaves when you use it day to day. Because full keyboard control is part of Command Bar & Fleek Search — a universal search that finds posts, screens, and actions from one keyboard shortcut — the settings you touch here interact with the rest of the feature; when in doubt, open the feature overview and follow the docs in order.
Tips
Keyboard navigation is the fastest path once it becomes muscle memory: learn the five or six keys you use daily — open the command bar, move between results, and jump to a section — instead of memorizing the full map. Every shortcut on this page also works while a preview panel or dialog is open, so you rarely need to reach for the mouse mid-task.
For the exact key list, see Commands and shortcuts.
See also
Need a hand? Contact support or head back to the Command Bar & Fleek Search guide.