WP

When someone messages you by mistake, they may use WP to mean "wrong person." This acronym lets you know the person made a goof, and the message they sent you was meant for someone else.

You're most likely to see WP used to mean "wrong person" in text messages, which the sender sent to you instead of their intended recipient. You may also encounter WP in in-game chat while playing online games, when another player has PMd you by mistake.

WP is an abbreviation for "WordPress," the world's most popular content management system (CMS) for building websites and blogs. The term began to gain popularity in the mid-2000s as WordPress grew in popularity, and online communities needed a concise way to reference the platform.

Web developers, bloggers, designers, and tech forums typically use "WP" to save time when discussing themes, plugins, WordPress sites, and general WordPress tips. Therefore, you will likely only see the abbreviation if you are in tech circles, specifically regarding website development, or if you are working with a web developer. For example, if you are a techie, you may encounter "WP" (or "wp") in social media hashtags (#WPTips, #WPCoders), developer chats, and client communications or in YouTube tutorials and Reddit threads.