diff --git a/sb-post-edit-block.php b/sb-post-edit-block.php
index e68240e..a180566 100644
--- a/sb-post-edit-block.php
+++ b/sb-post-edit-block.php
@@ -21,14 +21,32 @@
  * @see https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/tutorials/block-tutorial/writing-your-first-block-type/
  */
 function oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_block_init() {
+	oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_load_plugin_textdomain();
 	$args = [ 'render_callback' => 'oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_dynamic_block'];
 	$registered = register_block_type_from_metadata( __DIR__, $args );
+	//bw_trace2( $registered, "registered" );
+	/*
+	 * Localise the script by loading the required strings for the build/index.js file
+	 * from the locale specific .json file in the languages folder
+	 */
+	$ok = wp_set_script_translations( 'oik-sb-sb-post-edit-block-editor-script', 'sb-post-edit-block' , __DIR__ .'/languages' );
+	//echo "?$ok?";
+
+	//add_filter( 'load_script_textdomain_relative_path', 'oik_load_script_textdomain_relative_path', 10, 2);
+
 }
 
 function oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_loaded() {
 	add_action( 'init', 'oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_block_init' );
 }
 
+function oik_sb_sb_post_edit_block_load_plugin_textdomain( $domain="sb-post-edit-block" ) {
+	$languages_dir =  "$domain/languages";
+	bw_trace2( $languages_dir, "languages dir" );
+	$loaded = load_plugin_textdomain( $domain, false, $languages_dir );
+	return $loaded;
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements the Post Edit block.
  *