@@ -101,34 +101,58 @@ In your `site.json`:
 
 This tells Pagefind to exclude any element with the `algolia-no-index` class (or containing it in a space-separated list) from the search index, similar to using `data-pagefind-ignore`.
 
+For more details, see the [Pagefind documentation on exclude selector configuration option](https://pagefind.app/docs/config-options/#exclude-selectors).
+
 #### Limiting Which Pages Are Searchable
 
-You can use the `glob` option to limit which pages are indexed by Pagefind. This is useful when you want search results to only show pages from specific sections of your site.
+Pagefind uses the existing `searchable` property in your `pages` configuration to determine which pages should be indexed. This provides a seamless way to control search indexing without additional configuration.
 
 In your `site.json`:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "pagefind": {
-    "glob": [
-      "devGuide",
-      "userGuide/*"
-    ]
-  }
+  "pages": [
+    {
+      "src": "index.md"
+    },
+    {
+      "src": "internal/notes.md",
+      "searchable": "no"
+    },
+    {
+      "glob": "devGuide/**/*.md",
+      "searchable": "no"
+    }
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
-MarkBind supports glob patterns and will automatically append `.html` to your patterns if not specified. For example:
-- `"devGuide"` becomes `"devGuide/**/*.html"`
-- `"devGuide/*"` becomes `"devGuide/*.html"`
-- `"**/devGuide/**"` becomes `"**/devGuide/**/*.html"`
-- `"*.html"` remains `"*.html"` (no change needed)
+- Pages with `searchable: "no"` (or `false`) will not appear in search results
+- By default, all pages are searchable (`searchable: "yes"`)
+
+For more details on the `searchable` property, see [site.json file documentation](siteJsonFile.html#pages).
+
+<panel header="Interaction with Pagefind Attributes">
+
+MarkBind controls page indexing through the `searchable` property, which determines whether pages are passed to Pagefind for indexing. However, Pagefind also provides native attributes that can affect indexing:
 
-Only pages matching these glob patterns will appear in search results. This can be particularly useful for:
-- Multi-site setups where you want to search only specific sections
-- Including only certain directories from search results
+- [**`data-pagefind-body`**](https://pagefind.app/docs/indexing/#limiting-what-sections-of-a-page-are-indexed): Marks a specific element as the search content container. When this attribute exists on ANY page of your site, pages WITHOUT this attribute will not be indexed.
+- [**`data-pagefind-ignore`**](https://pagefind.app/docs/indexing/#removing-individual-elements-from-the-index): Excludes specific elements from the search index.
 
-For more details on glob patterns, see the [Pagefind documentation](https://pagefind.app/docs/config-options/#glob).
+**How MarkBind handles this:**
+
+1. Pages with `searchable: "no"` are NOT passed to Pagefind at all (they are never indexed).
+2. Pages with `searchable: "yes"` (default) ARE passed to Pagefind for indexing.
+
+**Interactions to be aware of:**
+
+- If you add `data-pagefind-body` to a searchable page, it works as expected - the page is indexed. However, only pages with this attribute will be searchable.
+- If you add `data-pagefind-body` to a non-searchable page, MarkBind will still NOT index it (because it's filtered before being passed to Pagefind).
+- Adding `data-pagefind-ignore` to a searchable page will NOT prevent it from being indexed - the page is still added via MarkBind's indexing, but the content within that element will be ignored by Pagefind.
+
+**Recommendation:** Use MarkBind's `searchable` property in site.json to control which pages are indexed & use `data-pagefind-body` attribute to exlcude specific elements within a page from being searchable. Avoid using `data-pagefind-body` as it is redundant and may lead to confusion.
+
+</panel>
 
 <panel header="Potential Future Enhancements">
 
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ _(Optional)_ **The styling options to be applied to the site.** This includes:
 * **`globExclude`**: An array of file patterns to be excluded from rendering when using `glob`, also defined in the glob syntax.
 * **`title`**: The page `<title>` for the generated web page. Titles specified here take priority over titles specified in the [frontmatter](tweakingThePageStructure.html#frontmatter) of individual pages.
 * **`layout`**: The [layout](tweakingThePageStructure.html#layouts) to be used by the page. Default: `default`.
-* **`searchable`**: Specifies that the page(s) should be excluded from searching. Default: `yes`.
+* **`searchable`**: Specifies whether the page(s) should be included in search indexing. This applies to both the built-in search and Pagefind (if enabled). Set to `"no"` or `false` to exclude the page(s) from search results. Default: `yes`.
 * **`externalScripts`**: An array of external scripts to be referenced on the page. Scripts referenced will be run before the layout script.
 * **`frontmatter`**: Specifies properties to add to the frontmatter of a page or glob of pages. Overrides any existing properties if they have the same name, and overrides any frontmatter properties specified in `globalOverride`.
 * **`fileExtension`**: A string that specifies the output file extension (e.g., `".json"`, `".txt"`) for the generated file. If not specified, defaults to `".html"`. Note that non-HTML files do not support frontmatter or scripts.
 
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 <script>
   const baseUrl = '{{ baseUrl }}'
 </script>
-<body {% if hasPageNavHeadings %} data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#mb-page-nav" data-bs-offset="100" {% endif %} data-code-theme="{{ codeTheme }}">
+<body 
+  {% if hasPageNavHeadings %} data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#mb-page-nav" data-bs-offset="100" {% endif %} 
+  data-code-theme="{{ codeTheme }}">
 {{ content }}
 </body>
 {{- pageUserScriptsAndStyles -}}
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export class SiteConfig {
 
   pagefind?: {
     exclude_selectors?: string[];
-    glob?: string | string[];
   };
 
   /**
 
@@ -871,74 +871,6 @@ export class SiteGenerationManager {
     1000,
   );
 
-  /**
-   * Validates that a glob pattern is safe and won't traverse outside the output directory.
-   *
-   * @param pattern - The glob pattern to validate
-   * @returns true if the pattern is safe, false otherwise
-   */
-  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
-  private isValidGlobPattern(pattern: string): boolean {
-    if (pattern.includes('..')) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const isUnixAbsolutePath = pattern.startsWith('/');
-    const isWindowsAbsolutePath = /^[a-zA-Z]:[\\/]/.test(pattern);
-    if (isUnixAbsolutePath || isWindowsAbsolutePath) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Normalizes a gitignore-style glob pattern to a valid Wax/Pagefind pattern
-   * by appending .html extension if not already present.
-   * Invalid patterns (e.g., path traversal attempts) are logged and return empty string.
-   *
-   * @param pattern - The glob pattern from user config (gitignore-style)
-   * @returns A valid Wax/Pagefind glob pattern, or empty string if invalid
-   */
-  private normalizeGlobPattern(pattern: string): string {
-    const normalizedPattern = pattern.replace(/\\/g, '/');
-
-    if (!this.isValidGlobPattern(pattern)) {
-      logger.error(`Invalid glob pattern rejected (potential path traversal): ${pattern}`);
-      return '';
-    }
-
-    if (normalizedPattern.endsWith('.html')) {
-      return normalizedPattern;
-    }
-
-    if (normalizedPattern.endsWith('/**')) {
-      return `${normalizedPattern}/*.html`;
-    }
-
-    if (normalizedPattern.endsWith('/*')) {
-      return `${normalizedPattern}.html`;
-    }
-
-    if (normalizedPattern.endsWith('/')) {
-      return `${normalizedPattern}**/*.html`;
-    }
-
-    return `${normalizedPattern}/**/*.html`;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Indexes all HTML files in the output directory and logs any errors.
-   * @param index - The pagefind index instance
-   * @returns The number of pages indexed
-   */
-  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
-  private async indexAllHtmlFiles(index: any): Promise<number> {
-    const result = await index.addDirectory({ path: this.outputPath });
-    result.errors.forEach((error: string) => logger.error(error));
-    return result.page_count;
-  }
-
   /**
  * Indexes all the pages of the site using pagefind.
  * @returns true if indexing succeeded and pagefind assets were written, false otherwise.
@@ -963,40 +895,43 @@ export class SiteGenerationManager {
 
       const { index } = await createIndex(createIndexOptions);
       if (index) {
-        // Handle glob patterns - support both single string and array of strings
-        const globValue = pagefindConfig.glob;
-        const value = globValue ?? [];
-        const globPatterns = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
+        // Filter pages that should be indexed (searchable !== false)
+        const searchablePages = this.sitePages.pages.filter(
+          page => page.pageConfig.searchable,
+        );
 
         let totalPageCount = 0;
 
-        if (globPatterns.length > 0) {
-          const normalizedPatterns = globPatterns
-            .map(pattern => this.normalizeGlobPattern(pattern))
-            .filter(pattern => pattern !== '');
-
-          if (normalizedPatterns.length > 0) {
-            const results = await Promise.all(
-              normalizedPatterns.map(async (normalizedPattern) => {
-                logger.info(`Pagefind indexing with glob: ${normalizedPattern}`);
-                const result = await index.addDirectory({
-                  path: this.outputPath,
-                  glob: normalizedPattern,
-                });
-
-                result.errors.forEach((error: string) => logger.error(error));
-
-                return result.page_count;
-              }),
-            );
-
-            totalPageCount += results.reduce((acc, count) => acc + count, 0);
-          } else {
-            logger.warn('All glob patterns were invalid, falling back to indexing all HTML files');
-            totalPageCount = await this.indexAllHtmlFiles(index);
-          }
+        if (searchablePages.length === 0) {
+          logger.info('No pages configured for search indexing');
         } else {
-          totalPageCount = await this.indexAllHtmlFiles(index);
+          // Add each searchable page to the index using addHTMLFile
+          const indexingResults = await Promise.all(
+            searchablePages.map(async (page) => {
+              try {
+                const content = await fs.readFile(page.pageConfig.resultPath, 'utf8');
+                const relativePath = path.relative(this.outputPath, page.pageConfig.resultPath);
+
+                return index.addHTMLFile({
+                  sourcePath: relativePath,
+                  content,
+                });
+              } catch (error) {
+                logger.error(`Failed to index ${page.pageConfig.resultPath}: ${error}`);
+                return null;
+              }
+            }),
+          );
+
+          // Count successful indexings
+          totalPageCount = indexingResults.filter(r => r !== null).length;
+
+          // Log any errors from indexing results
+          indexingResults.forEach((result) => {
+            if (result && result.errors) {
+              result.errors.forEach((error: string) => logger.error(error));
+            }
+          });
         }
 
         const endTime = new Date();