diff --git a/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/ForumController.swift b/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/ForumController.swift
index 1e9f4ac2b..5a2b2f903 100644
--- a/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/ForumController.swift
+++ b/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/ForumController.swift
@@ -851,19 +851,9 @@ struct ForumController: APIRouteCollection {
 				try await markNotificationViewed(user: cacheUser, type: .forumMention(0), on: req)
 			}
 		}
-		let postData = try await buildPostData(
-			postFilteredPosts,
-			userID: cacheUser.userID,
-			on: req,
-			mutewords: cacheUser.mutewords
-		)
-		return try await PostSearchData(
-			queryString: req.url.query ?? "",
-			totalPosts: totalPostsFound,
-			start: start,
-			limit: limit,
-			posts: postData
-		)
+		let postData = try await buildPostData(postFilteredPosts, userID: cacheUser.userID, on: req, mutewords: cacheUser.mutewords)
+		return try await PostSearchData(queryString: req.url.query ?? "", posts: postData,
+				paginator: Paginator(total: totalPostsFound, start: start, limit: limit))
 	}
 
 	// MARK: POST and DELETE actions
diff --git a/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/Structs/ControllerStructs.swift b/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/Structs/ControllerStructs.swift
index 0df8864eb..ee0d622b8 100644
--- a/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/Structs/ControllerStructs.swift
+++ b/Sources/swiftarr/Controllers/Structs/ControllerStructs.swift
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ extension FezContentData: RCFValidatable {
 ///
 ///
 public struct FezListData: Content {
-	/// Pagination into the results set..
+	/// Pagination into the results set.
 	var paginator: Paginator
 	///The fezzes in the result set.
 	var fezzes: [FezData]
@@ -1315,15 +1315,11 @@ extension PostData {
 public struct PostSearchData: Content {
 	/// The search query used to create these results.
 	var queryString: String
-	/// The total number of posts in the result set. The actual # of results returned may be fewer than this, even if we return 'complete' results. This is due to additional filtering that
-	/// is done after the database query. See notes on `ContentFilterable.filterForMention(of:)`
-	var totalPosts: Int
-	/// The index into totalPosts of the first post in the `posts` array. 0 is the index of the first result. This number is usually  a multiple of `limit` and indicates the page of results.
-	var start: Int
-	/// The number of posts the server attempted to gather. posts.count may be less than this number if posts were filtered out by post-query filtering, or if start + limit > totalPosts.
-	var limit: Int
 	/// The posts in the forum.
 	var posts: [PostData]
+	/// Pagination into the results set. Because `/forum/post/search` filters the result set after the db query, `posts.count` could be less than `paginator.limit`
+	/// even if we're not at the end of the results. To get the next 'page' of results, be sure to add `limit` to `start`; don't add`posts.count`.
+	var paginator: Paginator
 }
 
 /// Used to return a `ForumPost`'s data with full user `LikeType` info.
diff --git a/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forum.html b/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forum.html
index d3502c18a..73aa04d53 100644
--- a/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forum.html
+++ b/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forum.html
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="helpModalTitle">Help</h5>
 		<div class="container-fluid collapse swiftarr-searchbar" id="searchBar">
 			<form action="/forum/search">
   				<input type="hidden" name="searchType" value="posts"/>
-  				#if(forum.forumID != nil):<input type="hidden" name="forumID" value="#(forum.forumID)" />#endif
+  				#if(forum.forumID != nil):<input type="hidden" name="forum" value="#(forum.forumID)" />#endif
 				<div class="row justify-content-between">
 					<div class="col flex-grow-1 pe-0">
 						<input class="form-control" type="search" name="search" value="" placeholder="Search This Forum" aria-label="Search" autocapitalize="off" required>
diff --git a/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forums.html b/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forums.html
index bc5168f94..f4ebac26e 100644
--- a/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forums.html
+++ b/Sources/swiftarr/Resources/Views/Forums/forums.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="helpModalTitle">Help</h5>
     #export("searchform"):
 		<div class="container-fluid collapse swiftarr-searchbar" id="searchBar">
 			<form action="/forum/search">
-  				<input type="hidden" name="categoryID" value="#(forums.categoryID)" /> 
+  				<input type="hidden" name="category" value="#(forums.categoryID)" /> 
 				<div class="btn-group w-100 mb-1" role="group" aria-label="Toggle for searching Forums or Posts">
 						<input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="searchType" value="forums" id="forumsButton" autocomplete="off" checked>
 						<label class="btn btn-outline-success flex-grow-0 col-6 ms-0" for="forumsButton">Forums</label>
diff --git a/Sources/swiftarr/Site/SiteForumController.swift b/Sources/swiftarr/Site/SiteForumController.swift
index f4a9e2e11..cbfd89397 100644
--- a/Sources/swiftarr/Site/SiteForumController.swift
+++ b/Sources/swiftarr/Site/SiteForumController.swift
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ struct SearchFormData: Content {
 	var search: String?
 	var creator: String?
 	var creatorid: String?
-	var categoryID: UUID?
-	var forumID: UUID?
+	var category: UUID?
+	var forum: UUID?
 }
 
 // Used for Forum Search, Favorite Forums, Recent Forums and Forums You Created pages.
@@ -199,27 +199,27 @@ struct PostSearchPageContext: Encodable {
 		switch searchType {
 		case .userMentions:
 			title = "Posts Mentioning You"
-			filterDescription = "\(posts.totalPosts) Posts Mentioning You"
+			filterDescription = "\(posts.paginator.total) Posts Mentioning You"
 			paginatorClosure = { pageIndex in
-				"/forumpost/mentions?start=\(pageIndex * posts.limit)&limit=\(posts.limit)"
+				"/forumpost/mentions?start=\(pageIndex * posts.paginator.limit)&limit=\(posts.paginator.limit)"
 			}
 		case .owned:
 			title = "Your Forum Posts"
-			filterDescription = "Your \(posts.totalPosts) Posts"
+			filterDescription = "Your \(posts.paginator.total) Posts"
 			paginatorClosure = { pageIndex in
-				"/forumpost/owned?start=\(pageIndex * posts.limit)&limit=\(posts.limit)"
+				"/forumpost/owned?start=\(pageIndex * posts.paginator.limit)&limit=\(posts.paginator.limit)"
 			}
 		case .favorite:
 			title = "Favorite Posts"
-			filterDescription = "\(posts.totalPosts) Favorite Posts"
+			filterDescription = "\(posts.paginator.total) Favorite Posts"
 			paginatorClosure = { pageIndex in
-				"/forumpost/favorite?start=\(pageIndex * posts.limit)&limit=\(posts.limit)"
+				"/forumpost/favorite?start=\(pageIndex * posts.paginator.limit)&limit=\(posts.paginator.limit)"
 			}
 		case .textSearch:
 			title = "Forum Post Search"
-			filterDescription = "\(posts.totalPosts) Posts with \"\(formData?.search ?? "search text")\""
+			filterDescription = "\(posts.paginator.total) Posts with \"\(formData?.search ?? "search text")\""
 			paginatorClosure = { pageIndex in
-				"/forum/search?search=\(formData?.search ?? "")&searchType=posts&start=\(pageIndex * posts.limit)&limit=\(posts.limit)"
+				"/forum/search?search=\(formData?.search ?? "")&searchType=posts&start=\(pageIndex * posts.paginator.limit)&limit=\(posts.paginator.limit)"
 			}
 		case .direct:
 			let searchParams = try req.query.decode(ForumPostSearchQueryOptions.self)
@@ -251,12 +251,7 @@ struct PostSearchPageContext: Encodable {
 		self.postSearch = posts
 		self.searchType = searchType
 		self.formData = formData
-		paginator = .init(
-			start: posts.start,
-			total: Int(posts.totalPosts),
-			limit: posts.limit,
-			urlForPage: paginatorClosure
-		)
+		paginator = .init(posts.paginator, urlForPage: paginatorClosure)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -882,7 +877,7 @@ struct SiteForumController: SiteControllerUtils {
 				filterDesc.append(contentsOf: " with \"\(searchStr)\"")
 			}
 			var ctx = try ForumsSearchPageContext(req, forums: responseData, searchType: .textSearch, filterDesc: filterDesc, formData: formData)
-			if let categoryID = formData.categoryID {
+			if let categoryID = formData.category {
 				let catResponse = try await apiQuery(req, endpoint: "/forum/categories", query: [URLQueryItem(name: "cat", value: categoryID.uuidString)])
 				let catInfo = try catResponse.content.decode([CategoryData].self)
 				ctx.categoryData = catInfo.first
@@ -894,11 +889,11 @@ struct SiteForumController: SiteControllerUtils {
 			let response = try await apiQuery(req, endpoint: "/forum/post/search", passThroughQuery: true)
 			let responseData = try response.content.decode(PostSearchData.self)
 			var ctx = try PostSearchPageContext(req, posts: responseData, searchType: .textSearch, formData: formData)
-			if let forumID = formData.forumID {
+			if let forumID = formData.forum {
 				let forumResponse = try await apiQuery(req, endpoint: "/forum/\(forumID)", query: [URLQueryItem(name: "limit", value: "0")])
 				ctx.forumData = try forumResponse.content.decode(ForumData.self)
 			}
-			if let categoryID = ctx.forumData?.categoryID ?? formData.categoryID {
+			if let categoryID = ctx.forumData?.categoryID ?? formData.category {
 				let catResponse = try await apiQuery(req, endpoint: "/forum/categories", query: [URLQueryItem(name: "cat", value: categoryID.uuidString)])
 				let catInfo = try catResponse.content.decode([CategoryData].self)
 				ctx.categoryData = catInfo.first
diff --git a/docs/Swiftarr/API Changelist.md b/docs/Swiftarr/API Changelist.md
index 4cfe04252..bad703b6c 100644
--- a/docs/Swiftarr/API Changelist.md	
+++ b/docs/Swiftarr/API Changelist.md	
@@ -152,3 +152,6 @@ New Micro Karaoke feature. API changes include:
 * `UserNotificationData` now includes `nextJoinedLFGID` and `nextJoinedLFGTime`.
 * `SettingsAdminData` now includes `upcomingEventNotificationSeconds`, `upcomingEventNotificationSetting`, and `upcomingLFGNotificationSetting`.
 * New `SocketNotificationType` of `joinedLFGStarting`.
+
+## Jun 25, 2024
+* `PostSearchData` now uses `Paginator` to report pagination data--previously the same data was reported via top-level ints.