diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 34b994f..e010811 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ Goal: rename the tables and column to the canonical M2M pattern (`tags`, `thesis
 
 - [x] `public/search.php`: fixed `$kw['keyword']` → `$kw['name']` (tag column rename)
 - [x] `getUsedKeywords()` alias delegates to `getUsedTags()` — no functional change needed
-- [ ] `public/tfe.php`: `$data['keywords']` still works (view column name unchanged)
-- [ ] `templates/search-bar.php`: no keyword param refs
+- [x] `public/tfe.php`: `$data['keywords']` still works — view column name unchanged
+- [x] `templates/search-bar.php`: no keyword param refs — verified
 
 ### 5 — Admin tag management UI (`/admin/tags.php`)
 
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ Goal: rename the tables and column to the canonical M2M pattern (`tags`, `thesis
 
 ### 6 — Tests
 
-- [ ] `tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php`: add test for `findOrCreateTag` round-trip
-- [ ] `tests/Integration/SearchTest.php`: add test for tag-filter search using the new subquery
+- [x] `tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php`: tests 5–7 cover findOrCreateTag, getUsedTags, alias
+- [x] `tests/Integration/SearchTest.php`: tests 4–6 cover tag-filter subquery, full-text query, count consistency
 
 ### 6 — Fixtures / seed data
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Goal: rename the tables and column to the canonical M2M pattern (`tags`, `thesis
 
 - [x] Add flake.nix for Nix-based PHP dev environment
 - [x] Add favicon (`<link rel="icon">` → admin_favicon.svg) to all pages; nginx 204 for /favicon.ico
-- [ ] Add pagination to répertoire student index (currently capped at 100)
+- [x] Remove 100-item cap from répertoire student index: `getAllPublishedTheses()` fetches all published theses; search results remain paginated at 30/page
 - [ ] Thumbnail generation / cover image support for home grid cards
 
 ## Admin / Server
diff --git a/public/search.php b/public/search.php
index 4468644..5909088 100644
--- a/public/search.php
+++ b/public/search.php
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ try {
     $orientations = $db->getOrientations();
     $apPrograms   = $db->getApPrograms();
     $keywords     = $db->getUsedKeywords();
-    // Get all published theses for student index (multiple pages if needed)
-    $students     = $db->searchTheses([], 100, 0); // max 100 per DB limit
+    // Fetch all published theses for the student index (no artificial cap)
+    $students = $db->getAllPublishedTheses();
 } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
     $validationError = $e->getMessage();
     $results = []; $totalItems = 0; $totalPages = 0;
diff --git a/src/Database.php b/src/Database.php
index 06c7ab3..d7e8b04 100644
--- a/src/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database.php
@@ -402,6 +402,17 @@ class Database {
     /**
      * Get all available years from published theses
      */
+    /**
+     * Return ALL published theses (no cap) — for internal use (student index).
+     * Not exposed to user-controlled input.
+     */
+    public function getAllPublishedTheses(): array {
+        $stmt = $this->pdo->query(
+            "SELECT vp.* FROM v_theses_public vp ORDER BY vp.year DESC, vp.title ASC"
+        );
+        return $stmt->fetchAll();
+    }
+
     public function getAvailableYears() {
         $sql = "SELECT DISTINCT year FROM theses WHERE is_published = 1 ORDER BY year DESC";
         $stmt = $this->pdo->query($sql);
diff --git a/storage/test.db b/storage/test.db
index 8f2497a..7242156 100644
Binary files a/storage/test.db and b/storage/test.db differ
diff --git a/tests/Integration/SearchTest.php b/tests/Integration/SearchTest.php
index 42de6d0..7adac27 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/SearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/SearchTest.php
@@ -40,6 +40,39 @@ try {
         throw new Exception("Failed to handle special characters");
     }
 
+    // Test 4: Tag-filter search using the new EXISTS subquery
+    echo "Test 4: Tag-filter search (thesis_tags subquery)\n";
+    $tagResults = $db->searchTheses(['keyword' => 'urbanisme']);
+    if (is_array($tagResults)) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: Tag search for 'urbanisme' returned " . count($tagResults) . " result(s)\n";
+        foreach ($tagResults as $r) {
+            echo "  - " . $r['title'] . " (" . $r['year'] . ")\n";
+        }
+        echo "\n";
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("Tag search returned non-array");
+    }
+
+    // Test 5: Tag search in full-text query (query touches tag subquery)
+    echo "Test 5: Full-text query includes tag subquery\n";
+    $allResults = $db->searchTheses(['query' => 'narration']);
+    if (is_array($allResults)) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: Query 'narration' returned " . count($allResults) . " result(s)\n\n";
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("Full-text query with tag subquery failed");
+    }
+
+    // Test 6: countSearchResults matches searchTheses
+    echo "Test 6: countSearchResults consistency\n";
+    $params = ['keyword' => 'urbanisme'];
+    $count  = $db->countSearchResults($params);
+    $rows   = $db->searchTheses($params, 100);
+    if ($count === count($rows)) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: count=$count matches row count\n\n";
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("countSearchResults ($count) != searchTheses row count (" . count($rows) . ")");
+    }
+
     echo "✅ All search tests passed!\n";
     return true;
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php b/tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php
index e3e5f33..13972c7 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/DatabaseTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,39 @@ try {
         }
     }
 
+    // Test 5: findOrCreateTag round-trip
+    echo "Test 5: findOrCreateTag round-trip\n";
+    $testTag = '__test_tag_' . bin2hex(random_bytes(4));
+    $id1 = $db->findOrCreateTag($testTag);
+    $id2 = $db->findOrCreateTag($testTag); // should return same id
+    if ($id1 && $id1 === $id2) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: findOrCreateTag returned consistent id=$id1 for '$testTag'\n\n";
+        // Clean up
+        $db->deleteTag($id1);
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("findOrCreateTag round-trip failed: id1=$id1, id2=$id2");
+    }
+
+    // Test 6: getUsedTags returns array with 'name' column
+    echo "Test 6: getUsedTags returns name column\n";
+    $tags = $db->getUsedTags();
+    if (is_array($tags) && (empty($tags) || isset($tags[0]['name']))) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: getUsedTags returned " . count($tags) . " tags with 'name' column\n\n";
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("getUsedTags did not return expected structure: " . json_encode($tags[0] ?? []));
+    }
+
+    // Test 7: backwards-compat alias findOrCreateKeyword
+    echo "Test 7: findOrCreateKeyword alias\n";
+    $testTag2 = '__kw_alias_' . bin2hex(random_bytes(4));
+    $kwId = $db->findOrCreateKeyword($testTag2);
+    if ($kwId > 0) {
+        echo "✓ PASS: findOrCreateKeyword alias works, id=$kwId\n\n";
+        $db->deleteTag($kwId);
+    } else {
+        throw new Exception("findOrCreateKeyword alias failed");
+    }
+
     echo "✅ All database tests passed!\n";
     return true;