diff --git a/.changeset/nine-timers-eat.md b/.changeset/nine-timers-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a6e26a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-timers-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@faustwp/wordpress-plugin': patch
+---
+
+Ensure's any related translations will properly load by calling `load_text_domain`
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4eb2de83e..b2d4a139c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ process.yml
 build/
 examples/next/getting-started/package-lock.json
 faustjs.code-workspace
+
+# Ignore the WordPress source where used by various development environments
+wordpress/
diff --git a/plugins/faustwp/includes/utilities/callbacks.php b/plugins/faustwp/includes/utilities/callbacks.php
index 9e563c2cf..2d81aff2a 100644
--- a/plugins/faustwp/includes/utilities/callbacks.php
+++ b/plugins/faustwp/includes/utilities/callbacks.php
@@ -92,3 +92,15 @@ function handle_new_site_creation( $new_site ) {
 	maybe_set_default_settings();
 	restore_current_blog();
 }
+
+add_action( 'init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\load_faustwp_textdomain' );
+/**
+ * Load the plugin text domain for translation.
+ *
+ * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/init/
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+function load_faustwp_textdomain() {
+	load_plugin_textdomain( 'faustwp', false, FAUSTWP_DIR . '/languages' );
+}