"WordPress" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|-}} WordPress (uncountable)
  1. A content management system used to create websites of all kinds, especially blogs. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: WordPresser
    Sense id: en-WordPress-en-name-aequDmmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26

Noun

Forms: WordPresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WordPress (plural WordPresses)
  1. (informal) A WordPress website. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-WordPress-en-noun-0ESMdXF7

Inflected forms

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