From bc2fee1707206e743a2d13b69e681fb600f4d123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrian Moldovan <3854374+adimoldovan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 17:56:28 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Build/Test Tools: Skip redundant Playwright browser
 downloads.

The workflow installs Chromium. The suite runs no other browser.
`wp-scripts test-playwright` then runs `playwright install` again, which
downloads Firefox and WebKit and warns about libraries they need.

Set PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD on the test step when the workflow
installs the browsers.
---
 .github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
index 9b5586973aacf..be7bdc036d74d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run E2E tests
         run: npm run test:e2e
+        env:
+          # Chromium is installed above and is the only browser the suite runs. Without this,
+          # `wp-scripts test-playwright` also downloads Firefox and WebKit on every run.
+          PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: ${{ inputs.install-playwright && '1' || '' }}
 
       - name: Archive debug artifacts (screenshots, HTML snapshots)
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1

From 98cafa42f519139592c6c8bf8b21fe66d9144475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrian Moldovan <3854374+adimoldovan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 20:25:31 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Build/Test Tools: Drop `--with-deps` from the Playwright
 install step.

On ubuntu-24.04 the runner image already provides every shared library
Chromium needs. The apt step reports each one as already the newest
version. `--with-deps` then installs 9 font packages, 21.1 MB, and adds
about 27 seconds to every E2E job.

Those fonts cover CJK, Thai, and Cyrillic. No spec in tests/e2e uses
those scripts, the workflow installs only de_DE, and no spec asserts on
a screenshot.

The performance workflow keeps `--with-deps`. Its metrics feed a trend,
and a font change could shift them.
---
 .github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
index be7bdc036d74d..ba0fb2e2ef7e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         if: ${{ inputs.install-playwright }}
-        run: npm exec --no -- playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        # The runner image already provides every shared library Chromium needs. `--with-deps`
+        # only adds CJK, Thai, and Cyrillic fonts, which no spec in this suite renders.
+        run: npm exec --no -- playwright install chromium
 
       - name: Build WordPress
         run: npm run build

From e6489a70839902fc4a607e160046da2101f2ec28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrian Moldovan <3854374+adimoldovan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 13:22:47 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Build/Test Tools: Drop the comment on the Playwright
 install step.

`playwright install chromium` reads plainly on its own. The reason for
leaving out `--with-deps` belongs in the ticket, not in the workflow.
---
 .github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
index ba0fb2e2ef7e9..54effadf3d7d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         if: ${{ inputs.install-playwright }}
-        # The runner image already provides every shared library Chromium needs. `--with-deps`
-        # only adds CJK, Thai, and Cyrillic fonts, which no spec in this suite renders.
         run: npm exec --no -- playwright install chromium
 
       - name: Build WordPress