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As someone constantly experimenting with WordPress customization, I wanted to control how and where ads appeared on my archive pages. Instead of relying on ad plugins with bloated features, I took a more efficient route—writing a custom script to insert ads after every 3rd, 5th, and 7th post dynamically. Here’s how I did it and why this solution works like a charm.

function kadence_insert_ad_after_posts($post_id) {
    global $post_count;

    // Initialize counter if not set
    if (!isset($post_count)) {
        $post_count = 0;
    }

    $post_count++;  // Increment counter with each post

    // Insert the ad after the 3rd and 5th posts
    if ($post_count == 3 || $post_count == 5 || $post_count == 7) {
        echo '<div class="custom-ad">
                <h4>Sponsored Ad</h4>
                <p>'. do_shortcode('[ADD YOUR SHORTCODE HERE]') .'</p>
            </div>';
    }
}
add_action('kadence_loop_entry', 'kadence_insert_ad_after_posts', 20);