diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-playground-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-playground-preview.yml
index 446b03f..a5e4b22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-playground-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-playground-preview.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           mode: append-to-description
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           extra-text: >
-            ⚠️ The embedded eXeLearning editor is not included in this preview.
-            You can install it from **Modules > eXeLearning Web > Configure**
-            using the "Download & Install Editor" button.
-            All other module features (ELPX upload, viewer, preview) work normally.
+            ℹ️ The eXeLearning editor is fetched from the shared release and
+            unpacked into the plugin when the playground boots, so the first
+            load may take a few extra seconds. ELPX upload, viewer and preview
+            work normally.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d26f42e..87eab8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # eXeLearning web sites for Moodle
 
-[![Preview in Moodle Playground](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ateeducacion/action-moodle-playground-pr-preview/refs/heads/main/assets/playground-preview-button.svg)](https://moodle-playground.com/?blueprint-url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/exelearning/mod_exeweb/refs/heads/main/blueprint.json)
+<a href="https://moodle-playground.com/?blueprint-url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/exelearning/mod_exeweb/refs/heads/main/blueprint.json"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ateeducacion/action-moodle-playground-pr-preview/refs/heads/main/assets/playground-preview-button.svg" alt="Preview in Moodle Playground" width="224"></a>
+
+> ℹ️ The eXeLearning editor is fetched from the shared release and unpacked into the plugin when the playground boots, so the first load may take a few extra seconds. ELPX upload, viewer and preview work normally.
 
 Activity-type module to create and edit web sites with eXeLearning inside Moodle.
 
diff --git a/blueprint.json b/blueprint.json
index 00319d0..2d012d3 100644
--- a/blueprint.json
+++ b/blueprint.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
       "pluginName": "exeweb",
       "url": "https://github.com/exelearning/mod_exeweb/archive/refs/heads/main.zip"
     },
+    {
+      "step": "unzip",
+      "comment": "Auto-load the eXeLearning static editor so the playground boots with a working editor. Fetches the shared editor release asset once through the github-proxy (CORS) and extracts it into the plugin's bundled dir. The asset wraps everything in a 'static/' folder, so extracting into 'dist' yields 'dist/static/...', which embedded_editor_source_resolver serves via its 'bundled' precedence (moodledata -> bundled -> none). Pinned to match .editor-version for deterministic previews. embedded_editor_installer stays for production/offline installs.",
+      "destination": "/www/moodle/mod/exeweb/dist",
+      "data": { "url": "https://github-proxy.exelearning.dev/?repo=exelearning/exelearning&release=v4.0.0&asset=exelearning-static-v4.0.0.zip" }
+    },
     {
       "step": "setConfigs",
       "configs": [