diff --git a/content/search-results.php b/content/search-results.php
index 1cb32e9..6bd5c54 100644
--- a/content/search-results.php
+++ b/content/search-results.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ $resultCount = count($results);
                         <input type="radio" name="sort" value="alphabet" class="sort-radio" <?php echo $currentSort === 'alphabet' ? 'checked' : ''; ?>>
                         <span>Alphabetisch</span>
                     </label>
+                    <label class="s-res-filter-option">
+                        <input type="radio" name="sort" value="likes" class="sort-radio" <?php echo $currentSort === 'likes' ? 'checked' : ''; ?>>
+                        <span>Beliebtheit</span>
+                    </label>
                     <label class="s-res-filter-option">
                         <input type="radio" name="sort" value="newest" class="sort-radio" <?php echo $currentSort === 'newest' ? 'checked' : ''; ?>>
                         <span>Neueste Beiträge</span>
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ $resultCount = count($results);
             if (!empty($results)): ?>
     
                 <?php foreach ($results as $item): ?>
-                    <div class="s-res-item">
+                    <div class="s-res-item" data-likes="<?php echo $item['likes'] ?? 0; ?>">
                         <div class="s-res-content">
                             <h2 class="s-res-item-title">
                                 <a href="index.php?pfad=showArticle&id=<?php echo $item['id']; ?>" class="s-res-link">
@@ -98,6 +102,10 @@ $resultCount = count($results);
                                 </a>
                             </h2>
                             <p class="s-res-author">Von: <span class="s-res-author-name"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($item['author']); ?></span></p>
+                            
+                            <p class="s-res-likes-display" style="font-size: 0.85rem; color: #64748b; margin-top: 4px;">
+                                👍 <?php echo $item['likes'] ?? 0; ?> Likes
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="s-res-arrow">&rarr;</div>
                     </div>
diff --git a/js/sorter.js b/js/sorter.js
index 66f1a3e..5a1ee59 100644
--- a/js/sorter.js
+++ b/js/sorter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-function initClientSorter() {
+function initSorter() {
     const listContainer = document.querySelector('.s-res-list');
     const sortRadios = document.querySelectorAll('.sort-radio');
 
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ function initClientSorter() {
             const sortValue = this.value;
 
             cards.sort((a, b) => {
-                if (sortValue === 'alphabet') {
+                if (sortValue === 'likes') {
+                    const likesA = parseInt(a.getAttribute('data-likes') || '0', 10);
+                    const likesB = parseInt(b.getAttribute('data-likes') || '0', 10);
+                    return likesB - likesA; 
+                }
+                else if (sortValue === 'alphabet') {
                     // alphabetische sortierung
                     const titleA = a.querySelector('.s-res-link').textContent.trim().toLowerCase();
                     const titleB = b.querySelector('.s-res-link').textContent.trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ function initClientSorter() {
 
 // ist das DOM bereits vollständig aufgebaut?
 if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initClientSorter);
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initSorter);
 } else {
-    initClientSorter();
+    initSorter();
 }
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