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Brandon C said
Here is how you can do it.

First create your own theme so any changes you make are not over written by updates. See here on how.

http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/themes/theme-basics/creating-a-theme/

Since you want to use the adsense code in multiple paces I would create a function for it.

It appears you have seen the files in yourthemes/template folder.  One of the is spFunctions.php.  This is a file that you can add a function to, among other things, that your theme can use.

Create a function for your ad. Let’s call it spAddCode

Open the spFuntions.php file up in your editor and at the bottom just above the closing ?> is where you can add the function.

Your function should look something like this.

function spAddCode() {

class=”brush-php syntax”>spAddCode();

I am trying to add ads and this is what my function looks like 

function show_ad() {
 sp_adsense ('<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8654929854924223";
/* Top & Bottom */
google_ad_slot = "2182142041";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>');
}

After doing that I put this code into sp_topic_view.php:

if ( $spTopicView->current_post == 1 ) {
 echo show_ad();
 }

But my add is not showing anywhere. What am I doing wrong.

There is no such data item as $spTopicView->current_post.

That should be $spTopicView->currentPost – no spaces, capital P

Ok I have fixed that, but my ad is still not showing up.

not sure what you are trying to do…  if you are going to ‘echo’ the ad content, the function needs to return something…  and not sure what sp_adsense() is… so something like

function show_ad() {
    return '<script type="text/javascript"><!--
            google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8654929854924223";
            /* Top & Bottom */
            google_ad_slot = "2182142041";
            google_ad_width = 728;
            google_ad_height = 90;
            //-->
            </script>
            <script type="text/javascript"
            src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
            </script>';
}

where am I adding this in the functions file and then I need to show that ad under posts so I can add 

if ( $spTopicView->current_Post == 1 ) {

echo show_ad();

}

under spTopicView but now I get an error.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_RETURN in /problem-with-post-edit-buttonome/cpagan/public_html/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-themes/mytheme/templates/spFunctions.php on line 32

Never mind I just copied your code and it put extra numbers so now error gone but ads are still not there!!!

Let’s start this kinda over again…

In your spFunctions file add your function and the code for adsense.

function show_ad(){
echo '<center><script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-3637000718131176";
/* 728x90, created 6/1/10 */
google_ad_slot = "3102579232";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></center>';
}

Put your adsense code in between the first single quote ‘ and the last ‘ one.

Then in your spTopicView.php file add this

if ($spTopicView->currentPost == 1) {                                    
if (function_exists('show_ad')) show_ad();
}

Put that below

sp_SectionStart('tagClass=spPostContentSection', 'content');

and above

sp_PostIndexContent('', __sp('Awaiting Moderation'));

That should do it.

I got to this part but than you lost me on put that below and this above. Below and above what???

if ($spTopicView->currentPost == 1) {
     if (function_exists('show_ad')) show_ad();
 }

put that below?????

sp_SectionStart('tagClass=spPostContentSection', 'content');

and above?????

sp_PostIndexContent('', __sp('Awaiting Moderation'));

I mean it works but without the 2 last codes which I am not sure what they do!!

Sorry, In your spTopicView.php file you will see these entries already in it.

sp_SectionStart('tagClass=spPostContentSection', 'content');
 sp_PostIndexContent('', __sp('Awaiting Moderation'));

Put this

if ($spTopicView->currentPost == 1) {
    if (function_exists('show_ad')) show_ad();
 }

between them.

Awesome code example…thank you!

I got it working great…what if I wanted to add another ad say after the first and after the third or fourth post?

just change your checks on the current post position…

if ($spTopicView->currentPost == 1 || $spTopicView->currentPost == 3 || $spTopicView->currentPost == 4)

or break it up into separate ‘if’ statements…

Any update?

Update to what please?