Need help with putting Adsense Ads above the post title and below the header…

[naturalsoldier]

Hi,

I'm trying to insert Adsense Ads above the main content (above post title and below header)
on some of the main pages which include:

Home Page
Category Pages
Single Post Pages

Again I only want this ad to show up once on each page (at the top below the
header and above the first post title), and I only want it to show up in
the main content column.

Please see a screenshot of the site that I am modeling mine after and
notice the arrow pointing to the ad placement that I'm trying to
replicate....

http://snag.gy/n7JtI.jpg

I think I have successfully accomplished this but need some feedback to
make sure it checks out or if there is a better way.

Below is the code that I have used with the plugin "Simple Hooks" to make
this happen:

(Note... I have placed this code in the genesis_before_entry hook)

<?php
global $wp_query;
if( ($wp_query->current_post == 0) && is_home() ) {
?>
<div class="codeblocktop">Sponsored Links
[My Adsense Code Here}
</div>
<?php
}
?>

<?php
if(is_single() ) {
?>
<div class="codeblocktop">Sponsored Links
[My Adsense Code Here}
</div>
<?php
}
?>

<?php
global $wp_query;
if( ($wp_query->current_post == 0) && is_archive() ) {
?>
<div class="codeblocktop">Sponsored Links
[My Adsense Code Here}
</div>
<?php
}
?>

This code has accomplished what I wanted it to, but I have some concerns that I would really appreciate help with...

1.) Is the code correct and will it mess anything up?

2.) Is there a cleaner piece of code that will accomplish the same thing?

3.) Will my changes will get erased with updates?

4.) Is the code placed in the correct hook location (genesis_before_entry)?

5.) Is there a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?

Like I said... it's working exactly how I want it to but just want to double check with folks who actually know what they're doing and make sure that I didn't mess anything up!

Please forgive me as I am new to WordPress and learning as I go. I would
appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!

P.S. My Child Theme: eleven40

http://snag.gy/n7JtI.jpg

[Brad Dalton]

Link to the site please

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[naturalsoldier]

Oops... sorry about that!

My site is at http://weluvdogs.com/

I would appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks!

[naturalsoldier]

Is there anybody in here that can help?

[Brad Dalton]

I would use the

genesis_entry_header

hook or an earlier hook with the

is_singular('post'))

 conditional tag

And add a new widget area there.
Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[naturalsoldier]

Thank you Brad. Can you please clarify what you mean in your response? Not sure I quite understand what you're saying to do. Sorry just new to all of this so want to make sure that I completely understand what you are saying here.

Also, is there a cleaner piece of code that I should use?

Thanks again!

[Brad Dalton]

Read this please http://my.studiopress.com/tutorials/register-widget-area/

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[naturalsoldier]

Thank you Brad but I've read that tutorial and re-read it about 10 times and I still can't figure it out lol.

Here's what I've done so far...

I placed the following code to register the new widget in my eleven40 functions.php file (note jerod is my name and what I've used to make the name unique so I can recognize it easily):

//* Register jerod before post title widget area
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'jerod-before-post-title',
'name' => __( 'Jerod Before Post Title', 'eleven40' ),
'description' => __( 'This is a widget area that can be placed before the post title', 'eleven40' ),
) );

The next part in the tutorial is where I get lost... How do I write the next part of the code in the tutorial and where do I place it? Sorry for being so dense on this... again learning as I go.

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