diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 66432f37a0..e4f7028ca7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           verbose: ${{ vars.VERBOSE }}
 
+      - name: get trigger mirror issue
+        id: mirror
+        uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/issue-action/get@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          forgejo: https://code.forgejo.org
+          repository: forgejo/forgejo
+          labels: mirror-trigger
+
+      - name: trigger the mirror
+        uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/issue-action/set@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          forgejo: https://code.forgejo.org
+          repository: forgejo/forgejo
+          token: ${{ secrets.LABEL_ISSUE_FORGEJO_MIRROR_TOKEN }}
+          numbers: ${{ steps.mirror.outputs.numbers }}
+          label-wait-if-exists: 3600
+          label: trigger
+
       - name: upgrade v*.next.forgejo.org
         uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/next-digest@v1.1.0
         with:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae7ed16846..670cb9452a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@ test-e2e-pgsql\#%: playwright e2e.pgsql.test generate-ini-pgsql
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-debugserver
 test-e2e-debugserver: e2e.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	sed -i s/3003/3000/g tests/sqlite.ini
 	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./e2e.sqlite.test -test.run TestDebugserver -test.timeout 24h
 
 .PHONY: bench-sqlite
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index da1b2b5d49..73a4e0bcfa 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
   ...tseslint.configs.recommended,
   eslintPluginImportX.flatConfigs.typescript,
   {
-    ignores: ['web_src/js/vendor', 'web_src/fomantic', 'public/assets/js'],
+    ignores: ['web_src/js/vendor', 'web_src/fomantic', 'public/assets/js', 'tests/e2e/reports/'],
   },
   {
     plugins: {
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
       ],
     },
   }, {
-    files: ['tests/e2e/**/*.js', 'tests/e2e/**/*.ts'],
+    files: ['tests/e2e/**/*.ts'],
     languageOptions: {
       globals: {
         ...globals.browser,
@@ -1125,7 +1125,8 @@ export default tseslint.config(
       ...playwright.configs['flat/recommended'].rules,
       'playwright/no-conditional-in-test': [0],
       'playwright/no-conditional-expect': [0],
-      'playwright/no-networkidle': [0],
+      // allow grouping helper functions with tests
+      'unicorn/consistent-function-scoping': [0],
 
       'playwright/no-skipped-test': [
         2,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9537d12204..31f1b784c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.14.0
 	github.com/blakesmith/ar v0.0.0-20190502131153-809d4375e1fb
 	github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.4.2
-	github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.3
+	github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.4
 	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.21.4
 	github.com/chi-middleware/proxy v1.1.1
 	github.com/djherbis/buffer v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a1c1056623..49b1074748 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0 h1:Ny8MWAHyOepLGlLKYmXG4IEkioBysk6GpaRTLC8zwWs=
 github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0/go.mod h1:SwYbGRRDovPVboqFv0tPTcG1sN61LM1Z4ARdbAV9g4c=
 github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
 github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:JyEr/xRbxbtgWNi8tIEVPUYZ5Dzef52k01W3YH0H+O0=
-github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.3 h1:IGuJjboHjuMLWOGsKZKNxbbn41emOLiHzXPmQZk31fk=
-github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.3/go.mod h1:r/J7cC9c3EzBzP3/wDz0RJLPwv5PUAMp+KF2w+ntMc0=
+github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.4 h1:QFYO8IGvRnp7tGgiQb8g9uFU8kY9wOzxsFFx17+yy6Q=
+github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.16.4/go.mod h1:r/J7cC9c3EzBzP3/wDz0RJLPwv5PUAMp+KF2w+ntMc0=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.21.4 h1:e7VobB8rffHv8ZZpSiZtEwnLDHUwLVYLWzWSa1FfKI0=
 github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.21.4/go.mod h1:swUXjQ1T9ZtMv95qj7/InJvWLXURU85r+CfG0T+ZbDE=
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 267b1de595..c5c75532c8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "monaco-editor": "0.51.0",
         "monaco-editor-webpack-plugin": "7.1.0",
         "pdfobject": "2.3.0",
-        "postcss": "8.4.48",
+        "postcss": "8.4.49",
         "postcss-loader": "8.1.1",
         "postcss-nesting": "13.0.1",
         "pretty-ms": "9.0.0",
@@ -60,21 +60,21 @@
         "wrap-ansi": "9.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@axe-core/playwright": "4.10.0",
+        "@axe-core/playwright": "4.10.1",
         "@eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "4.4.1",
         "@playwright/test": "1.48.2",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.13.1",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.14.0",
         "@stylistic/eslint-plugin-js": "2.10.1",
         "@stylistic/stylelint-plugin": "3.1.1",
-        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.13.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.14.0",
         "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "5.1.5",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "2.1.4",
-        "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "1.1.7",
+        "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "1.1.10",
         "@vue/test-utils": "2.4.6",
         "eslint": "9.14.0",
         "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "3.6.3",
         "eslint-plugin-array-func": "5.0.2",
-        "eslint-plugin-import-x": "4.4.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-import-x": "4.4.2",
         "eslint-plugin-no-jquery": "3.0.2",
         "eslint-plugin-no-use-extend-native": "0.7.2",
         "eslint-plugin-playwright": "2.0.1",
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
         "eslint-plugin-sonarjs": "2.0.4",
         "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "56.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-vitest-globals": "1.5.0",
-        "eslint-plugin-vue": "9.30.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-vue": "9.31.0",
         "eslint-plugin-vue-scoped-css": "2.8.1",
         "eslint-plugin-wc": "2.2.0",
         "globals": "15.12.0",
-        "happy-dom": "15.11.0",
+        "happy-dom": "15.11.4",
         "license-checker-rseidelsohn": "4.4.2",
         "markdownlint-cli": "0.42.0",
         "postcss-html": "1.7.0",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "stylelint-value-no-unknown-custom-properties": "6.0.1",
         "svgo": "3.2.0",
         "typescript": "5.6.3",
-        "typescript-eslint": "8.13.0",
+        "typescript-eslint": "8.14.0",
         "vite-string-plugin": "1.3.4",
         "vitest": "2.1.4"
       },
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@axe-core/playwright": {
-      "version": "4.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.10.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kEr3JPEVUSnKIYp/egV2jvFj+chIjCjPp3K3zlpJMza/CB3TFw8UZNbI9agEC2uMz4YbgAOyzlbUy0QS+OofFA==",
+      "version": "4.10.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.10.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EV5t39VV68kuAfMKqb/RL+YjYKhfuGim9rgIaQ6Vntb2HgaCaau0h98Y3WEUqW1+PbdzxDtDNjFAipbtZuBmEA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "axe-core": "~4.10.0"
+        "axe-core": "~4.10.2"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "playwright-core": ">= 1.0.0"
@@ -3351,10 +3351,23 @@
         "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@jsep-plugin/assignment": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsep-plugin/assignment/-/assignment-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VVgV+CXrhbMI3aSusQyclHkenWSAm95WaiKrMxRFam3JSUiIaQjoMIw2sEs/OX4XifnqeQUN4DYbJjlA8EfktQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.16.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "jsep": "^0.4.0||^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@jsep-plugin/regex": {
-      "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsep-plugin/regex/-/regex-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XfZgry4DwEZvSFtS/6Y+R48D7qJYJK6R9/yJFyUFHCIUMEEHuJ4X95TDgJp5QkmzfLYvapMPzskV5HpIDrREug==",
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsep-plugin/regex/-/regex-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q7qL4Mgjs1vByCaTnDFcBnV9HS7GVPJX5vyVoCgZHNSC9rjwIlmbXG5sUuorR5ndfHAIlJ8pVStxvjXHbNvtUg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
@@ -3365,9 +3378,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jsep-plugin/ternary": {
-      "version": "1.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsep-plugin/ternary/-/ternary-1.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qtLGzCNzPVJ3kdH6/zoLWDPjauHIKiLSBAR71Wa0+PWvGA8wODUQvRgxtpUA5YqAYL3CQ8S4qXhd/9WuWTZirg==",
+      "version": "1.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsep-plugin/ternary/-/ternary-1.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ck5wiqIbqdMX6WRQztBL7ASDty9YLgJ3sSAK5ZpBzXeySvFGCzIvM6UiAI4hTZ22fEcYQVV/zhUbNscggW+Ukg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
@@ -3992,20 +4005,20 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-cli": {
-      "version": "6.13.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-cli/-/spectral-cli-6.13.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v6ipX4w6wRhtbOotwdPL7RrEkP0m1OwHTIyqzVrAPi932F/zkee24jmf1CHNrTynonmfGoU6/XpeqUHtQdKDFw==",
+      "version": "6.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-cli/-/spectral-cli-6.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pq1qWENLtI97afz9Ygx0TtBXj9s97oQnjMOUp4USzXdnxhKhlYwlhJIA9U3VYzktA+QpHdTXVd4GSgyxdHSBSg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@stoplight/json": "~3.21.0",
         "@stoplight/path": "1.3.2",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-core": "^1.18.3",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-formatters": "^1.3.0",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-parsers": "^1.0.3",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-core": "^1.19.2",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-formatters": "^1.4.0",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-parsers": "^1.0.4",
         "@stoplight/spectral-ref-resolver": "^1.0.4",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-bundler": "^1.5.4",
-        "@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator": "^1.9.6",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-bundler": "^1.6.0",
+        "@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator": "^1.11.0",
         "@stoplight/spectral-rulesets": ">=1",
         "@stoplight/spectral-runtime": "^1.1.2",
         "@stoplight/types": "^13.6.0",
@@ -4022,7 +4035,7 @@
         "spectral": "dist/index.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20 || >= 14.13"
+        "node": "^16.20 || ^18.18 || >= 20.17"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-cli/node_modules/fast-glob": {
@@ -4056,9 +4069,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-core": {
-      "version": "1.19.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-core/-/spectral-core-1.19.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YiWhXdjyjn4vCl3102ywzwCEJzncxapFcj4dxcj1YP/bZ62DFeGJ8cEaMP164vSw2kI3rX7EMMzI/c8XOUnTfQ==",
+      "version": "1.19.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-core/-/spectral-core-1.19.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yx1j7d0VGEbsOCimPgl+L8w7ZuuOaxqGvXSUXgm9weoGR5idLQjPaTuHLdfdziR1gjqQdVTCEk/dN0cFfUKhow==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -4075,17 +4088,17 @@
         "ajv-errors": "~3.0.0",
         "ajv-formats": "~2.1.0",
         "es-aggregate-error": "^1.0.7",
-        "jsonpath-plus": "7.1.0",
+        "jsonpath-plus": "10.1.0",
         "lodash": "~4.17.21",
         "lodash.topath": "^4.5.2",
         "minimatch": "3.1.2",
-        "nimma": "0.2.2",
+        "nimma": "0.2.3",
         "pony-cause": "^1.0.0",
-        "simple-eval": "1.0.0",
+        "simple-eval": "1.0.1",
         "tslib": "^2.3.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20 || >= 14.13"
+        "node": "^16.20 || ^18.18 || >= 20.17"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-core/node_modules/@stoplight/types": {
@@ -4266,9 +4279,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator": {
-      "version": "1.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator/-/spectral-ruleset-migrator-1.10.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nDfkVfYeWWv0UvILC4TWZSnRqQ4rHgeOJO1/lHQ7XHeG5iONanQ639B1aK6ZS6vuUc8gwuyQsrPF67b4sHIyYw==",
+      "version": "1.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator/-/spectral-ruleset-migrator-1.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FHxc/C/RhEYXW8zcp9mO50/jt+0Of6p6ZFVoV84l9y7agQchc9RGFjN6src4kO7bg6eUWQK6+5rUIV6yFKhBgg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -4282,13 +4295,13 @@
         "@types/node": "*",
         "ajv": "^8.17.1",
         "ast-types": "0.14.2",
-        "astring": "^1.7.5",
+        "astring": "^1.9.0",
         "reserved": "0.1.2",
         "tslib": "^2.3.1",
         "validate-npm-package-name": "3.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
+        "node": "^16.20 || ^18.18 || >= 20.17"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@stoplight/spectral-ruleset-migrator/node_modules/@stoplight/yaml": {
@@ -4866,17 +4879,17 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nQtBLiZYMUPkclSeC3id+x4uVd1SGtHuElTxL++SfP47jR0zfkZBJHc+gL4qPsgTuypz0k8Y2GheaDYn6Gy3rg==",
+      "version": "8.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-8.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tqp8H7UWFaZj0yNO6bycd5YjMwxa6wIHOLZvWPkidwbgLCsBMetQoGj7DPuAlWa2yGO3H48xmPwjhsSPPCGU5w==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.10.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/type-utils": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.13.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/type-utils": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.14.0",
         "graphemer": "^1.4.0",
         "ignore": "^5.3.1",
         "natural-compare": "^1.4.0",
@@ -4900,16 +4913,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/parser": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/parser/-/parser-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-w0xp+xGg8u/nONcGw1UXAr6cjCPU1w0XVyBs6Zqaj5eLmxkKQAByTdV/uGgNN5tVvN/kKpoQlP2cL7R+ajZZIQ==",
+      "version": "8.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/parser/-/parser-8.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2p82Yn9juUJq0XynBXtFCyrBDb6/dJombnz6vbo6mgQEtWHfvHbQuEa9kAOVIt1c9YFwi7H6WxtPj1kg+80+RA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.13.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.14.0",
         "debug": "^4.3.4"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -4929,14 +4942,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/scope-manager/-/scope-manager-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XsGWww0odcUT0gJoBZ1DeulY1+jkaHUciUq4jKNv4cpInbvvrtDoyBH9rE/n2V29wQJPk8iCH1wipra9BhmiMA==",
+      "version": "8.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/scope-manager/-/scope-manager-8.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aBbBrnW9ARIDn92Zbo7rguLnqQ/pOrUguVpbUwzOhkFg2npFDwTgPGqFqE0H5feXcOoJOfX3SxlJaKEVtq54dw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.13.0"
+        "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.14.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
@@ -4947,14 +4960,14 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/type-utils": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/type-utils/-/type-utils-8.13.0.tgz",
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@@ -5142,9 +5155,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vitest/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-1.1.10.tgz",
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@@ -8433,9 +8446,9 @@
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+      "version": "4.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-import-x/-/eslint-plugin-import-x-4.4.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-vue/-/eslint-plugin-vue-9.31.0.tgz",
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@@ -10257,9 +10270,9 @@
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+      "version": "15.11.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/happy-dom/-/happy-dom-15.11.4.tgz",
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@@ -11417,9 +11430,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsep/-/jsep-1.4.0.tgz",
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@@ -11498,13 +11511,22 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonpath-plus/-/jsonpath-plus-7.1.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "10.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonpath-plus/-/jsonpath-plus-10.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gHfV1IYqH8uJHYVTs8BJX1XKy2/rR93+f8QQi0xhx95aCiXn1ettYAd5T+7FU6wfqyDoX/wy0pm/fL3jOKJ9Lg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jsep-plugin/assignment": "^1.2.1",
+        "@jsep-plugin/regex": "^1.0.3",
+        "jsep": "^1.3.9"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "jsonpath": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js",
+        "jsonpath-plus": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js"
+      },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12.0.0"
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/jsonpointer": {
@@ -12388,9 +12410,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/nimma": {
-      "version": "0.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nimma/-/nimma-0.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V52MLl7BU+tH2Np9tDrIXK8bql3MVUadnMIl/0/oZSGC9keuro0O9UUv9QKp0aMvtN8HRew4G7byY7H4eWsxaQ==",
+      "version": "0.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nimma/-/nimma-0.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1ZOI8J+1PKKGceo/5CT5GfQOG6H8I2BencSK06YarZ2wXwH37BSSUWldqJmMJYA5JfqDqffxDXynt6f11AyKcA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -12403,21 +12425,10 @@
         "node": "^12.20 || >=14.13"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "jsonpath-plus": "^6.0.1",
+        "jsonpath-plus": "^6.0.1 || ^10.1.0",
         "lodash.topath": "^4.5.2"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/nimma/node_modules/jsonpath-plus": {
-      "version": "6.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonpath-plus/-/jsonpath-plus-6.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EvGovdvau6FyLexFH2OeXfIITlgIbgZoAZe3usiySeaIDm5QS+A10DKNpaPBBqqRSZr2HN6HVNXxtwUAr2apEw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/node-fetch": {
       "version": "2.6.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.13.tgz",
@@ -13083,9 +13094,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/postcss": {
-      "version": "8.4.48",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.48.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GCRK8F6+Dl7xYniR5a4FYbpBzU8XnZVeowqsQFYdcXuSbChgiks7qybSkbvnaeqv0G0B+dd9/jJgH8kkLDQeEA==",
+      "version": "8.4.49",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.49.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OCVPnIObs4N29kxTjzLfUryOkvZEq+pf8jTF0lg8E7uETuWHA+v7j3c/xJmiqpX450191LlmZfUKkXxkTry7nA==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "opencollective",
@@ -14487,13 +14498,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/simple-eval": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-eval/-/simple-eval-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kpKJR+bqTscgC0xuAl2xHN6bB12lHjC2DCUfqjAx19bQyO3R2EVLOurm3H9AUltv/uFVcSCVNc6faegR+8NYLw==",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-eval/-/simple-eval-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LH7FpTAkeD+y5xQC4fzS+tFtaNlvt3Ib1zKzvhjv/Y+cioV4zIuw4IZr2yhRLu67CWL7FR9/6KXKnjRoZTvGGQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "jsep": "^1.1.2"
+        "jsep": "^1.3.6"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
@@ -15893,15 +15904,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript-eslint": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript-eslint/-/typescript-eslint-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vIMpDRJrQd70au2G8w34mPps0ezFSPMEX4pXkTzUkrNbRX+36ais2ksGWN0esZL+ZMaFJEneOBHzCgSqle7DHw==",
+      "version": "8.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript-eslint/-/typescript-eslint-8.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K8fBJHxVL3kxMmwByvz8hNdBJ8a0YqKzKDX6jRlrjMuNXyd5T2V02HIq37+OiWXvUUOXgOOGiSSOh26Mh8pC3w==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.13.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "8.13.0"
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.14.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "8.14.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea2a132df5..f76fbf0764 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "monaco-editor": "0.51.0",
     "monaco-editor-webpack-plugin": "7.1.0",
     "pdfobject": "2.3.0",
-    "postcss": "8.4.48",
+    "postcss": "8.4.49",
     "postcss-loader": "8.1.1",
     "postcss-nesting": "13.0.1",
     "pretty-ms": "9.0.0",
@@ -59,21 +59,21 @@
     "wrap-ansi": "9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@axe-core/playwright": "4.10.0",
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "4.10.1",
     "@eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "4.4.1",
     "@playwright/test": "1.48.2",
-    "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.13.1",
+    "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.14.0",
     "@stylistic/eslint-plugin-js": "2.10.1",
     "@stylistic/stylelint-plugin": "3.1.1",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.13.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.14.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "5.1.5",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "2.1.4",
-    "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "1.1.7",
+    "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "1.1.10",
     "@vue/test-utils": "2.4.6",
     "eslint": "9.14.0",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "3.6.3",
     "eslint-plugin-array-func": "5.0.2",
-    "eslint-plugin-import-x": "4.4.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import-x": "4.4.2",
     "eslint-plugin-no-jquery": "3.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-no-use-extend-native": "0.7.2",
     "eslint-plugin-playwright": "2.0.1",
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@
     "eslint-plugin-sonarjs": "2.0.4",
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "56.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-vitest-globals": "1.5.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-vue": "9.30.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-vue": "9.31.0",
     "eslint-plugin-vue-scoped-css": "2.8.1",
     "eslint-plugin-wc": "2.2.0",
     "globals": "15.12.0",
-    "happy-dom": "15.11.0",
+    "happy-dom": "15.11.4",
     "license-checker-rseidelsohn": "4.4.2",
     "markdownlint-cli": "0.42.0",
     "postcss-html": "1.7.0",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "stylelint-value-no-unknown-custom-properties": "6.0.1",
     "svgo": "3.2.0",
     "typescript": "5.6.3",
-    "typescript-eslint": "8.13.0",
+    "typescript-eslint": "8.14.0",
     "vite-string-plugin": "1.3.4",
     "vitest": "2.1.4"
   },
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 194f7f7d36..0994c55045 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {devices} from '@playwright/test';
+import {devices, type PlaywrightTestConfig} from '@playwright/test';
 
-const BASE_URL = process.env.GITEA_URL?.replace?.(/\/$/g, '') || 'http://localhost:3000';
+const BASE_URL = process.env.GITEA_URL?.replace?.(/\/$/g, '') || 'http://localhost:3003';
 
 /**
  * @see https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ const BASE_URL = process.env.GITEA_URL?.replace?.(/\/$/g, '') || 'http://localho
  */
 export default {
   testDir: './tests/e2e/',
-  testMatch: /.*\.test\.e2e\.js/, // Match any .test.e2e.js files
+  testMatch: /.*\.test\.e2e\.ts/, // Match any .test.e2e.js files
 
   // you can adjust this value locally to match your machine's power,
   // or pass `--workers x` to playwright
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : 2,
+  workers: 1,
 
   /* Maximum time one test can run for. */
   timeout: 30 * 1000,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default {
      * Maximum time expect() should wait for the condition to be met.
      * For example in `await expect(locator).toHaveText();`
      */
-    timeout: 2000,
+    timeout: 3000,
   },
 
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export default {
 
   /* Retry on CI only */
   retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
+  /* fail fast */
+  maxFailures: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
 
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
   reporter: process.env.CI ? 'list' : [['list'], ['html', {outputFolder: 'tests/e2e/reports/', open: 'never'}]],
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export default {
     locale: 'en-US',
 
     /* Maximum time each action such as `click()` can take. Defaults to 0 (no limit). */
-    actionTimeout: 2000,
+    actionTimeout: 3000,
 
     /* Maximum time allowed for navigation, such as `page.goto()`. */
     navigationTimeout: 10 * 1000,
@@ -95,8 +97,8 @@ export default {
     },
   ],
 
-  /* Folder for test artifacts such as screenshots, videos, traces, etc. */
+  /* Folder for test artifacts created during test execution such as screenshots, traces, etc. */
   outputDir: 'tests/e2e/test-artifacts/',
-  /* Folder for test artifacts such as screenshots, videos, traces, etc. */
+  /* Folder for explicit snapshots for visual testing */
   snapshotDir: 'tests/e2e/test-snapshots/',
-};
+} satisfies PlaywrightTestConfig;
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index cd927797f5..4e869db579 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "prConcurrentLimit": 10,
   "osvVulnerabilityAlerts": true,
   "automergeStrategy": "squash",
-  "labels": ["dependency-upgrade"],
+  "labels": ["dependency-upgrade","test/not-needed"],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "description": "Require approval for python minor version",
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@
     },
     {
       "description": "Automerge some packages when CI succeeds",
-      "extends": ["packages:linters", "packages:test"],
+      "extends": ["packages:linters", "packages:test", "schedule:monthly"],
       "matchPackageNames": [
+        "@axe-core/playwright",
         "@eslint-community/**",
         "@playwright/**",
         "@stoplight/spectral-cli",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/README.md b/tests/e2e/README.md
index 4f93cfb64a..81dc0bf832 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/README.md
+++ b/tests/e2e/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ and playwright to perform tests on it.
 > (e.g. when only creating new content),
 > or that they restore the initial state for the next browser run.
 
-#### With the playwright UI: 
+#### With the playwright UI:
 
 Playwright ships with an integrated UI mode which allows you to
 run individual tests and to debug them by seeing detailed traces of what playwright does.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ npx playwright test --ui
 #### Running individual tests
 
 ```
-npx playwright test actions.test.e2e.js:9
+npx playwright test actions.test.e2e.ts:9
 ```
 
 First, specify the complete test filename,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ TEST_PGSQL_HOST=localhost:5432 TEST_PGSQL_DBNAME=test TEST_PGSQL_USERNAME=postgr
 
 ### Running individual tests
 
-Example command to run `example.test.e2e.js` test file:
+Example command to run `example.test.e2e.ts` test file:
 
 > **Note**
 > Unlike integration tests, this filtering is at the file level, not function
@@ -175,6 +175,70 @@ ACCEPT_VISUAL=1 will overwrite the snapshot images with new images.
 If you know noteworthy tests that can act as an inspiration for new tests,
 please add some details here.
 
+### Understanding and waiting for page loads
+
+[Waiting for a load state](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-frame#frame-wait-for-load-state)
+sound like a convenient way to ensure the page was loaded,
+but it only works once and consecutive calls to it
+(e.g. after clicking a button which should reload a page)
+return immediately without waiting for *another* load event.
+
+If you match something which is on both the old and the new page,
+you might succeed before the page was reloaded,
+although the code using a `waitForLoadState` might intuitively suggest
+the page was changed before.
+
+Interacting with the page before the reload
+(e.g. by opening a dropdown)
+might then race and result in flaky tests,
+depending on the speed of the hardware running the test.
+
+A possible way to test that an interaction worked is by checking for a known change first.
+For example:
+
+- you submit a form and you want to check that the content persisted
+- checking for the content directly would succeed even without a page reload
+- check for a success message first (will wait until it appears), then verify the content
+
+Alternatively, if you know the backend request that will be made before the reload,
+you can explicitly wait for it:
+
+~~~js
+const submitted = page.waitForResponse('/my/backend/post/request');
+await page.locator('button').first().click(); // perform your interaction
+await submitted;
+~~~
+
+If the page redirects to another URL,
+you can alternatively use:
+
+~~~js
+await page.waitForURL('**/target.html');
+~~~
+
+### Only sign in if necessary
+
+Signing in takes time and is actually executed step-by-step.
+If your test does not rely on a user account, skip this step.
+
+~~~js
+test('For anyone', async ({page}) => {
+  await page.goto('/somepage');
+~~~
+
+If you need a user account, you can use something like:
+
+~~~js
+import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.ts';
+
+test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+  await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2'); // or another user
+});
+
+test('For signed users only', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+  const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
+~~~
+
 ### Run tests very selectively
 
 Browser testing can take some time.
@@ -211,7 +275,7 @@ Feel free to improve the logic used there if you need more advanced functionalit
 If you can, perform automated accessibility testing using
 [AxeCore](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm/blob/develop/packages/playwright/README.md).
 
-Take a look at `shared/forms.js` and some other places for inspiration.
+Take a look at `shared/forms.ts` and some other places for inspiration.
 
 ### List related files coverage
 
@@ -264,3 +328,27 @@ and a set of files with a certain ending:
 
 The patterns are evaluated on a "first-match" basis.
 Under the hood, [gobwas/glob](https://github.com/gobwas/glob) is used.
+
+## Grouped retry for interactions
+
+Sometimes, it can be necessary to retry certain interactions together.
+Consider the following procedure:
+
+1. click to open a dropdown
+2. interact with content in the dropdown
+
+When for some reason the dropdown does not open,
+for example because of it taking time to initialize after page load,
+the click will succeed,
+but the depending interaction won't,
+although playwright repeatedly tries to find the content.
+
+You can [group statements using toPass]()https://playwright.dev/docs/test-assertions#expecttopass).
+This code retries the dropdown click until the second item is found.
+
+~~~js
+await expect(async () => {
+  await page.locator('.dropdown').click();
+  await page.locator('.dropdown .item').first().click();
+}).toPass();
+~~~
diff --git a/tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.ts
index 01ddb7b971..0aa1c747dc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/actions.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/repo/actions/**
 // web_src/css/actions.css
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ test('workflow dispatch error: missing inputs', async ({browser}, workerInfo) =>
   const page = await context.newPage();
 
   await page.goto('/user2/test_workflows/actions?workflow=test-dispatch.yml&actor=0&status=0');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   await page.locator('#workflow_dispatch_dropdown>button').click();
 
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ test('workflow dispatch error: missing inputs', async ({browser}, workerInfo) =>
   });
 
   await page.locator('#workflow-dispatch-submit').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   await expect(page.getByText('Require value for input "String w/o. default".')).toBeVisible();
 });
@@ -70,13 +66,11 @@ test('workflow dispatch success', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   const page = await context.newPage();
 
   await page.goto('/user2/test_workflows/actions?workflow=test-dispatch.yml&actor=0&status=0');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   await page.locator('#workflow_dispatch_dropdown>button').click();
 
   await page.type('input[name="inputs[string2]"]', 'abc');
   await page.locator('#workflow-dispatch-submit').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   await expect(page.getByText('Workflow run was successfully requested.')).toBeVisible();
 
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ test('workflow dispatch success', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
 
 test('workflow dispatch box not available for unauthenticated users', async ({page}) => {
   await page.goto('/user2/test_workflows/actions?workflow=test-dispatch.yml&actor=0&status=0');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   await expect(page.locator('body')).not.toContainText(workflow_trigger_notification_text);
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/changes.go b/tests/e2e/changes.go
index acc1a796a4..1e5533bc6b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/changes.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/changes.go
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@ func initChangedFiles() {
 	globalPatterns := []string{
 		// meta and config
 		"Makefile",
-		"playwright.config.js",
+		"playwright.config.ts",
 		".forgejo/workflows/testing.yml",
 		"tests/e2e/*.go",
 		"tests/e2e/shared/*",
 		// frontend files
-		"frontend/*.js",
-		"frontend/{base,index}.css",
-		// templates
+		"web_src/js/{index,utils}.*",
+		"web_src/css/{base,index}.css",
+		// templates and helpers
 		"templates/base/**",
+		"modules/templates/**",
 	}
 	fullRunPatterns := []glob.Glob{}
 	for _, expr := range globalPatterns {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.ts
index 289430055c..531955209a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/dashboard-ci-status.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.vue
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
@@ -17,10 +15,9 @@ test('Correct link and tooltip', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   const response = await page.goto('/?repo-search-query=test_workflows');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
 
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-
   const repoStatus = page.locator('.dashboard-repos .repo-owner-name-list > li:nth-child(1) > a:nth-child(2)');
-
+  // wait for network activity to cease (so status was loaded in frontend)
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle'); // eslint-disable-line playwright/no-networkidle
   await expect(repoStatus).toHaveAttribute('href', '/user2/test_workflows/actions', {timeout: 10000});
   await expect(repoStatus).toHaveAttribute('data-tooltip-content', 'Failure');
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 3e1bcefd66..b8c89625c0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 // TestE2e should be the only test e2e necessary. It will collect all "*.test.e2e.js" files in this directory and build a test for each.
 func TestE2e(t *testing.T) {
 	// Find the paths of all e2e test files in test directory.
-	searchGlob := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests", "e2e", "*.test.e2e.js")
+	searchGlob := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests", "e2e", "*.test.e2e.ts")
 	paths, err := filepath.Glob(searchGlob)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.ts
index a413a218c6..90fd9169a4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/example.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/user/auth/**
 // web_src/js/features/user-**
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, save_visual} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, save_visual} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.ts
index eb0c723f36..44c9b21f58 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 // document is a global in evaluate, so it's safe to ignore here
 // eslint playwright/no-conditional-in-test: 0
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test('Explore view taborder', async ({page}) => {
   await page.goto('/explore/repos');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.ts
index 8a1e48d75f..9a3a45f522 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/issue-comment.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/features/comp/**
 // web_src/js/features/repo-**
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ test('Always focus edit tab first on edit', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await page.locator('#issue-1 .comment-container a[data-tab-for=markdown-previewer]').click();
   await page.click('#issue-1 .comment-container .save');
 
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await page.waitForLoadState();
 
   // Edit again and assert that edit tab should be active (and not preview tab)
   await page.click('#issue-1 .comment-container .context-menu');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 62%
rename from tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.ts
index 8b5fa59331..422f3ef94e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/issue-sidebar.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/repo/issue/view_content/**
 // web_src/css/repo/issue-**
@@ -7,98 +5,143 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
 });
 
-// belongs to test: Pull: Toggle WIP
-const prTitle = 'pull5';
-
-async function click_toggle_wip({page}) {
-  await page.locator('.toggle-wip>a').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-}
-
-async function check_wip({page}, is) {
-  const elemTitle = '#issue-title-display';
-  const stateLabel = '.issue-state-label';
-  await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText(prTitle);
-  await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText('#5');
-  if (is) {
-    await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText('WIP');
-    await expect(page.locator(stateLabel)).toContainText('Draft');
-  } else {
-    await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).not.toContainText('WIP');
-    await expect(page.locator(stateLabel)).toContainText('Open');
+/* eslint-disable playwright/expect-expect */
+// some tests are reported to have no assertions,
+// which is not correct, because they use the global helper function
+test.describe('Pull: Toggle WIP', () => {
+  const prTitle = 'pull5';
+  async function toggle_wip_to({page}, should) {
+    await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+    if (should) {
+      await page.getByText('Still in progress?').click();
+    } else {
+      await page.getByText('Ready for review?').click();
+    }
   }
-}
 
-test('Pull: Toggle WIP', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
-  test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Unable to get tests working on Safari Mobile, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/3445#issuecomment-1789636');
-  const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
-  const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/pulls/5');
-  expect(response?.status()).toBe(200); // Status OK
-  // initial state
-  await check_wip({page}, false);
-  // toggle to WIP
-  await click_toggle_wip({page});
-  await check_wip({page}, true);
-  // remove WIP
-  await click_toggle_wip({page});
-  await check_wip({page}, false);
+  async function check_wip({page}, is) {
+    const elemTitle = 'h1';
+    const stateLabel = '.issue-state-label';
+    await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+    await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText(prTitle);
+    await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText('#5');
+    if (is) {
+      await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).toContainText('WIP');
+      await expect(page.locator(stateLabel)).toContainText('Draft');
+    } else {
+      await expect(page.locator(elemTitle)).not.toContainText('WIP');
+      await expect(page.locator(stateLabel)).toContainText('Open');
+    }
+  }
 
-  // manually edit title to another prefix
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(`[WIP] ${prTitle}`);
-  await page.getByText('Save').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-  await check_wip({page}, true);
-  // remove again
-  await click_toggle_wip({page});
-  await check_wip({page}, false);
-  // check maximum title length is handled gracefully
-  const maxLenStr = prTitle + 'a'.repeat(240);
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(maxLenStr);
-  await page.getByText('Save').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-  await click_toggle_wip({page});
-  await check_wip({page}, true);
-  await click_toggle_wip({page});
-  await check_wip({page}, false);
-  await expect(page.locator('h1')).toContainText(maxLenStr);
-  // restore original title
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
-  await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(prTitle);
-  await page.getByText('Save').click();
-  await check_wip({page}, false);
+  test.beforeEach(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+    const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
+    const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/pulls/5');
+    expect(response?.status()).toBe(200); // Status OK
+    // ensure original title
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(prTitle);
+    await page.getByText('Save').click();
+    await check_wip({page}, false);
+  });
+
+  test('simple toggle', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+    test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Unable to get tests working on Safari Mobile, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/3445#issuecomment-1789636');
+    const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
+    await page.goto('/user2/repo1/pulls/5');
+    // toggle to WIP
+    await toggle_wip_to({page}, true);
+    await check_wip({page}, true);
+    // remove WIP
+    await toggle_wip_to({page}, false);
+    await check_wip({page}, false);
+  });
+
+  test('manual edit', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+    test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Unable to get tests working on Safari Mobile, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/3445#issuecomment-1789636');
+    const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
+    await page.goto('/user2/repo1/pulls/5');
+    // manually edit title to another prefix
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(`[WIP] ${prTitle}`);
+    await page.getByText('Save').click();
+    await check_wip({page}, true);
+    // remove again
+    await toggle_wip_to({page}, false);
+    await check_wip({page}, false);
+  });
+
+  test('maximum title length', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
+    test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Unable to get tests working on Safari Mobile, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/3445#issuecomment-1789636');
+    const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
+    await page.goto('/user2/repo1/pulls/5');
+    // check maximum title length is handled gracefully
+    const maxLenStr = prTitle + 'a'.repeat(240);
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-edit-show').click();
+    await page.locator('#issue-title-editor input').fill(maxLenStr);
+    await page.getByText('Save').click();
+    await expect(page.locator('h1')).toContainText(maxLenStr);
+    await check_wip({page}, false);
+    await toggle_wip_to({page}, true);
+    await check_wip({page}, true);
+    await expect(page.locator('h1')).toContainText(maxLenStr);
+    await toggle_wip_to({page}, false);
+    await check_wip({page}, false);
+    await expect(page.locator('h1')).toContainText(maxLenStr);
+  });
 });
+/* eslint-enable playwright/expect-expect */
 
 test('Issue: Labels', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Unable to get tests working on Safari Mobile, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/3445#issuecomment-1789636');
+
+  async function submitLabels({page}) {
+    const submitted = page.waitForResponse('/user2/repo1/issues/labels');
+    await page.locator('textarea').first().click(); // close via unrelated element
+    await submitted;
+    await page.waitForLoadState();
+  }
+
   const page = await login({browser}, workerInfo);
   // select label list in sidebar only
   const labelList = page.locator('.issue-content-right .labels-list a');
   const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/issues/1');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
-  // preconditions
-  await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label1'})).toBeVisible();
+
+  // restore initial state
+  await page.locator('.select-label').click();
+  const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse('/user2/repo1/issues/labels');
+  await page.getByText('Clear labels').click();
+  await responsePromise;
+  await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label1'})).toBeHidden();
   await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label2'})).toBeHidden();
-  // add label2
+
+  // add both labels
   await page.locator('.select-label').click();
   // label search could be tested this way:
   // await page.locator('.select-label input').fill('label2');
   await page.locator('.select-label .item').filter({hasText: 'label2'}).click();
-  await page.locator('.select-label').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await page.locator('.select-label .item').filter({hasText: 'label1'}).click();
+  await submitLabels({page});
   await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label2'})).toBeVisible();
-  // test removing label again
-  await page.locator('.select-label').click();
-  await page.locator('.select-label .item').filter({hasText: 'label2'}).click();
-  await page.locator('.select-label').click();
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label1'})).toBeVisible();
+
+  // test removing label2 again
+  // due to a race condition, the page could still be "reloading",
+  // closing the dropdown after it was clicked.
+  // Retry the interaction as a group
+  // also see https://playwright.dev/docs/test-assertions#expecttopass
+  await expect(async () => {
+    await page.locator('.select-label').click();
+    await page.locator('.select-label .item').filter({hasText: 'label2'}).click();
+  }).toPass();
+  await submitLabels({page});
   await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label2'})).toBeHidden();
   await expect(labelList.filter({hasText: 'label1'})).toBeVisible();
 });
@@ -111,11 +154,6 @@ test('Issue: Assignees', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
 
   const response = await page.goto('/org3/repo3/issues/1');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
-  // preconditions
-  await expect(assigneesList.filter({hasText: 'user2'})).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(assigneesList.filter({hasText: 'user4'})).toBeHidden();
-  await expect(page.locator('.ui.assignees.list .item.no-select')).toBeHidden();
-
   // Clear all assignees
   await page.locator('.select-assignees-modify.dropdown').click();
   await page.locator('.select-assignees-modify.dropdown .no-select.item').click();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
index 61f6fbcd4e..6272731620 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
 // web_src/css/editor/combomarkdowneditor.css
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, load_logged_in_context, login_user} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, load_logged_in_context, login_user} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.ts
index f7ec31709d..2726942d57 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/markup.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/css/markup/**
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test('markup with #xyz-mode-only', async ({page}) => {
   const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/issues/1');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   const comment = page.locator('.comment-body>.markup', {hasText: 'test markup light/dark-mode-only'});
   await expect(comment).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.ts
index 21f34c123d..b645d94161 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/org-settings.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/org/team/new.tmpl
 // web_src/css/form.css
@@ -7,8 +5,8 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.js';
-import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.js';
+import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.ts';
+import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.ts
index d168037041..51a690aa60 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/profile_actions.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // routers/web/user/**
 // templates/shared/user/**
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test('Follow actions', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ test('Follow actions', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   const page = await context.newPage();
 
   await page.goto('/user1');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   // Check if following and then unfollowing works.
   // This checks that the event listeners of
diff --git a/tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.ts
index 184f25fe18..a52b47e036 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/reaction-selectors.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/features/comp/ReactionSelector.js
 // routers/web/repo/issue.go
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
index 76c7ac0212..373f23dfa7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // models/repo/attachment.go
 // modules/structs/attachment.go
@@ -11,8 +9,8 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, save_visual, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
-import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.js';
+import {test, login_user, save_visual, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
+import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.ts
index fdb92762ff..b22670ab76 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo-code.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/features/repo-code.js
 // web_src/css/repo.css
@@ -7,11 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
-
-test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
-  await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
-});
+import {test} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 async function assertSelectedLines(page, nums) {
   const pageAssertions = async () => {
@@ -35,10 +29,7 @@ async function assertSelectedLines(page, nums) {
   return pageAssertions();
 }
 
-test('Line Range Selection', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
-  const context = await load_logged_in_context(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
-  const page = await context.newPage();
-
+test('Line Range Selection', async ({page}) => {
   const filePath = '/user2/repo1/src/branch/master/README.md?display=source';
 
   const response = await page.goto(filePath);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.ts
index f06c68a55d..5f0cad117a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo-commitgraph.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/repo/graph.tmpl
 // web_src/css/features/gitgraph.css
@@ -7,11 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
-
-test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
-  await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
-});
+import {test} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test('Commit graph overflow', async ({page}) => {
   await page.goto('/user2/diff-test/graph');
@@ -20,9 +14,7 @@ test('Commit graph overflow', async ({page}) => {
   await expect(page.locator('.selection.search.dropdown')).toBeInViewport({ratio: 1});
 });
 
-test('Switch branch', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
-  const context = await load_logged_in_context(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
-  const page = await context.newPage();
+test('Switch branch', async ({page}) => {
   const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/graph');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
 
@@ -31,7 +23,7 @@ test('Switch branch', async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await input.pressSequentially('develop', {delay: 50});
   await input.press('Enter');
 
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await page.waitForLoadState();
 
   await expect(page.locator('#loading-indicator')).toBeHidden();
   await expect(page.locator('#rel-container')).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.ts
index 2ad4400340..c4d1604a6f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo-migrate.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // web_src/js/features/repo-migrate.js
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(({browser}, workerInfo) => login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2'));
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.ts
index b4fdc1ae6c..8bd7299182 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo-settings.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/webhook/shared-settings.tmpl
 // templates/repo/settings/**
@@ -9,8 +7,8 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.js';
-import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.js';
+import {test, login_user, login} from './utils_e2e.ts';
+import {validate_form} from './shared/forms.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.ts
index eb6c033748..f581ecdab6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo-wiki.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/repo/wiki/**
 // web_src/css/repo**
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test(`Search for long titles and test for no overflow`, async ({page}, workerInfo) => {
   test.skip(workerInfo.project.name === 'Mobile Safari', 'Fails as always, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/5326#issuecomment-2313275');
   await page.goto('/user2/repo1/wiki');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Search wiki').fill('spaces');
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Search wiki').click();
   // workaround: HTMX listens on keyup events, playwright's fill only triggers the input event
diff --git a/tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.ts
index 87e10c040c..bfb1800a27 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/right-settings-button.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 // @watch start
 // templates/org/**
 // templates/repo/**
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, login_user, load_logged_in_context} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test.beforeAll(async ({browser}, workerInfo) => {
   await login_user(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/shared/forms.js b/tests/e2e/shared/forms.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from tests/e2e/shared/forms.js
rename to tests/e2e/shared/forms.ts
index 5775c40826..52432ccbe8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/shared/forms.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/shared/forms.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
+import {expect, type Page} from '@playwright/test';
 import {AxeBuilder} from '@axe-core/playwright';
 
-export async function validate_form({page}, scope) {
-  scope ??= 'form';
+export async function validate_form({page}: {page: Page}, scope: 'form' | 'fieldset' = 'form') {
   const accessibilityScanResults = await new AxeBuilder({page})
     // disable checking for link style - should be fixed, but not now
     .disableRules('link-in-text-block')
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils_e2e.js b/tests/e2e/utils_e2e.ts
similarity index 78%
rename from tests/e2e/utils_e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/utils_e2e.ts
index 7cfd7388ca..89dacce8a4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils_e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils_e2e.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {expect, test as baseTest} from '@playwright/test';
+import {expect, test as baseTest, type Browser, type BrowserContextOptions, type APIRequestContext, type TestInfo, type Page} from '@playwright/test';
 
 export const test = baseTest.extend({
   context: async ({browser}, use) => {
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const test = baseTest.extend({
   },
 });
 
-async function test_context(browser, options) {
+async function test_context(browser: Browser, options?: BrowserContextOptions) {
   const context = await browser.newContext(options);
 
   context.on('page', (page) => {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const LOGIN_PASSWORD = 'password';
 
 // log in user and store session info. This should generally be
 //  run in test.beforeAll(), then the session can be loaded in tests.
-export async function login_user(browser, workerInfo, user) {
+export async function login_user(browser: Browser, workerInfo: TestInfo, user: string) {
   test.setTimeout(60000);
   // Set up a new context
   const context = await test_context(browser);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function login_user(browser, workerInfo, user) {
   await page.type('input[name=password]', LOGIN_PASSWORD);
   await page.click('form button.ui.primary.button:visible');
 
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await page.waitForLoadState();
 
   expect(page.url(), {message: `Failed to login user ${user}`}).toBe(`${workerInfo.project.use.baseURL}/`);
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function login_user(browser, workerInfo, user) {
   return context;
 }
 
-export async function load_logged_in_context(browser, workerInfo, user) {
+export async function load_logged_in_context(browser: Browser, workerInfo: TestInfo, user: string) {
   let context;
   try {
     context = await test_context(browser, {storageState: `${ARTIFACTS_PATH}/state-${user}-${workerInfo.workerIndex}.json`});
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ export async function load_logged_in_context(browser, workerInfo, user) {
   return context;
 }
 
-export async function login({browser}, workerInfo) {
+export async function login({browser}: {browser: Browser}, workerInfo: TestInfo) {
   const context = await load_logged_in_context(browser, workerInfo, 'user2');
-  return await context.newPage();
+  return await context?.newPage();
 }
 
-export async function save_visual(page) {
+export async function save_visual(page: Page) {
   // Optionally include visual testing
   if (process.env.VISUAL_TEST) {
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+    await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
     // Mock page/version string
     await page.locator('footer div.ui.left').evaluate((node) => node.innerHTML = 'MOCK');
     await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot({
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export async function save_visual(page) {
 
 // Create a temporary user and login to that user and store session info.
 // This should ideally run on a per test basis.
-export async function create_temp_user(browser, workerInfo, request) {
+export async function create_temp_user(browser: Browser, workerInfo: TestInfo, request: APIRequestContext) {
   const username = globalThis.crypto.randomUUID();
   const newUser = await request.post(`/api/v1/admin/users`, {
     headers: {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.js
rename to tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.ts
index 7168de223a..c351b6a468 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/webauthn.test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2024 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// @ts-check
 
 // @watch start
 // templates/user/auth/**
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@
 // @watch end
 
 import {expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {test, create_temp_user} from './utils_e2e.js';
+import {test, create_temp_user, login_user} from './utils_e2e.ts';
 
 test('WebAuthn register & login flow', async ({browser, request}, workerInfo) => {
   test.skip(workerInfo.project.name !== 'chromium', 'Uses Chrome protocol');
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ test('WebAuthn register & login flow', async ({browser, request}, workerInfo) =>
       transport: 'usb',
       automaticPresenceSimulation: true,
       isUserVerified: true,
-      backupEligibility: true,
+      backupEligibility: true, // TODO: this doesn't seem to be available?!
     },
   });
 
@@ -39,8 +38,10 @@ test('WebAuthn register & login flow', async ({browser, request}, workerInfo) =>
   await page.getByText('Add security key').click();
 
   // Logout.
-  await page.locator('div[aria-label="Profile and settings…"]').click();
-  await page.getByText('Sign Out').click();
+  await expect(async () => {
+    await page.locator('div[aria-label="Profile and settings…"]').click();
+    await page.getByText('Sign Out').click();
+  }).toPass();
   await page.waitForURL(`${workerInfo.project.use.baseURL}/`);
 
   // Login.
@@ -58,5 +59,8 @@ test('WebAuthn register & login flow', async ({browser, request}, workerInfo) =>
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
   await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Remove'}).click();
   await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Yes'}).click();
-  await page.waitForURL(`${workerInfo.project.use.baseURL}/user/settings/security`);
+  await page.waitForLoadState();
+
+  // verify the user can login without a key
+  await login_user(browser, workerInfo, username);
 });
diff --git a/tests/integration/actions_trigger_test.go b/tests/integration/actions_trigger_test.go
index 9cf2d4305f..dfd1f75b3c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/actions_trigger_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/actions_trigger_test.go
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ jobs:
 				sha, err := baseGitRepo.GetRefCommitID(pr.GetGitRefName())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				// verify the commit status changes to CommitStatusSuccess when the job changes to StatusSuccess
-				assert.True(t, checkCommitStatus(sha, context, api.CommitStatusPending))
+				require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+					return checkCommitStatus(sha, context, api.CommitStatusPending)
+				}, 30*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 				for _, actionRun := range actionRuns {
 					// verify the expected  ActionRunJob was created and is StatusWaiting
 					job := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunJob{RunID: actionRun.ID, CommitSHA: sha})
@@ -339,7 +341,9 @@ jobs:
 					actions_service.CreateCommitStatus(db.DefaultContext, job)
 				}
 				// verify the commit status changed to CommitStatusSuccess because the job(s) changed to StatusSuccess
-				assert.True(t, checkCommitStatus(sha, context, api.CommitStatusSuccess))
+				require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+					return checkCommitStatus(sha, context, api.CommitStatusSuccess)
+				}, 30*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 
 				testCase.assert(t, sha, testCase.onType, testCase.action, actionRuns)
 			})