Display Google Ad after the first post

August 7, 2008 · Filed Under WordPress · Comment 

I don’t use Adsense on this blog, but I do use it on other sites of mine. I can’t remember where I found this, but I did save the code and instructions.

1. Create a file named “google-ad.php” containing your Adsense code.
2. Upload the file in the directory with your other template files.
3. Open your home.php template file and change it to the following code:

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $loopcounter++; ?>
<?php if ($loopcounter <= 1) { include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/google-ad.php'); } ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<?php endif; ?>

If the $loopcounter is less than or equal to 1, then it includes your google-ad.php which contains your Adsense code.