diff --git a/community/community/doctype/community_project/community_project.json b/community/community/doctype/community_project/community_project.json
index 6e0b4b33..c31019b3 100644
--- a/community/community/doctype/community_project/community_project.json
+++ b/community/community/doctype/community_project/community_project.json
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@
   {
    "fieldname": "likes",
    "fieldtype": "Int",
-   "label": "Likes"
+   "label": "Likes",
+   "read_only": 1
   },
   {
    "fieldname": "project_search",
    "fieldtype": "Small Text",
+   "hidden": 1,
    "label": "Project Search"
   },
   {
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@
  ],
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2021-02-17 12:41:32.562346",
+ "modified": "2021-02-23 11:21:47.948253",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Community",
  "name": "Community Project",
diff --git a/community/www/hackathons/project.js b/community/www/hackathons/project.js
index 5201974c..0d6dd8bd 100644
--- a/community/www/hackathons/project.js
+++ b/community/www/hackathons/project.js
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ var set_likes = function(liked, likes) {
 };
 
 // set initial
-//set_likes(liked, likes);
+/* frappe.call('community.www.hackathons.project.like', {project: frappe.form_dict.project}, (data) => {
+    set_likes(data.message.action =="Liked", data.message.likes)
+}) */
 
 // like - unlike
 $('.btn-like').on('click', (e) => {
-    frappe.call('like', {project: $(e.target).attr("data-project")}, (data) => { 
+    frappe.call('community.www.hackathons.project.like', {project: $(e.target).attr("data-project")}, (data) => { 
         set_likes(data.message.action =="Liked", data.message.likes);
     });
 });
diff --git a/community/www/hackathons/project.py b/community/www/hackathons/project.py
index 90fc83cf..8b6812f6 100644
--- a/community/www/hackathons/project.py
+++ b/community/www/hackathons/project.py
@@ -65,4 +65,28 @@ def join_request(id, action):
             frappe.throw('A project cannot have more than 4 members')
         frappe.db.set_value('Community Project Member', id, 'status', 'Accepted')
     else:
-        frappe.db.set_value('Community Project Member', id, 'status', 'Rejected')
\ No newline at end of file
+        frappe.db.set_value('Community Project Member', id, 'status', 'Rejected')
+
+def has_already_liked(project):
+    try:
+        likes = frappe.get_doc("Community Project Like", {"project": project, "owner": frappe.session.user})
+        return likes
+    except frappe.DoesNotExistError:
+        return None
+
+@frappe.whitelist()
+def like(project):
+    liked_project = has_already_liked(project)
+    if liked_project:
+        action= "Unliked"
+        liked_project.delete()
+    else:
+        action= "Liked"
+        frappe.get_doc({"doctype": "Community Project Like","project": project}).save()
+
+    likes = frappe.db.get_all("Community Project Like", {"project": project})
+    frappe.db.set_value("Community Project", project, "likes", len(likes))
+    return {
+        "action": action,
+        "likes": len(likes)
+    }