WordPress Access Keys Plugin

April 18, 2007 by aaron

The WordPress Access Keys Plugin a allows you to add access keys to pages and categories to improve accessibility of your WordPress website. This works with any page or category list that is called with wp_list pages and wp_list_categories respectively. This plugin works in all WordPRess versions from 2.1 – 2.5.

Screenshot of Admin Panel:

Demo:

The About page on this site has an access key of 6 and the site map has an access key of 3.

Download:

Access Keys version 1.0

Installation:

  1. Download the zip file, unzip it and upload to your wp-content/plugins folder
  2. Upload to your plugin directory.
  3. Activate.
  4. Go to the Admin Menu under Manage named Access Keys.
  5. Read the instructions.

Use:

Use of this plugin is simple. On the Admin panel it lists pages and categories with a current access key, and in a separate list it lists the pages and categories without access keys. Just add an access key just type an access key in a text box and then click the save button. The categories or posts will now move to the top list.

How do I use Access Keys

Different browsers implement Access Key shortcuts differently. The following is a list of browser access key key combinations.

  • On Windows and Linux. Firefox 2.0+: Hold down the Alt Key and the Shift key, and press the access key.
  • On Windows. Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the Alt key, and press the number or letter of the access key. Release both keys and press Enter.
  • On Windows. Internet Explorer 4, Firefox 1.0, Mozilla and Netscape 7+: Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.
  • On Mac OS X. Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape 7+, Internet Explorer 5+, Safari and Omniweb: Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
  • Konqueror: Press and release the Ctrl key, then press the number or letter of the access key.
  • On the Mac Internet Explorer 4.5 and on all platforms Netscape version 6 and earlier: Access keys are unsupported.
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