This works great:

<code>

function under_first_post_ad() {

global $count;

if ($count == 0) : { ?>

Adsense Code Goes Here

<?php } endif; $count++ ; }

</code>

<code>$count = 0;

global $count;

function under_first_post_ad() {

if ($count == 0) :

// adsense code here

endif;

$count++;

}</code>

If that doesn't work that way, move the global $count into the function before the if statement.

Sorry to bother you again. I went with your counter idea. The following code works it I place it in the INDEX.PHP file before ENDWHILE. But if I use it as a function it displays under every post. Why would it behave differently as a function?

<code>

function under_first_post_ad() {

if ($count == 0) : { ?>

Adsense Code Goes Here

<?php } endif; $count ; }

</code>

The counter is a good idea. Thank you so much for your help!! Really great article.

Thanks

Steve

As far as I'm aware this can't be done via a div class as you need to use rely on a WP tag to attach the content to. What you could do is create a global counter and then if the counter is equal to 0 you attach the bookmark output, then increment the counter, then on the second post the counter will be 1 and you can then ignore the bookmark data after that.

However, bear in mind, using the_content will also add the bookmark data to the single post pages too, however that's where you usually have it anyway.

So in your functions file, outside of the function, create a counter and make it equal to zero, then set it as global. Then you can use this within the function.

That's just a guess, sorry, it's a bit late here to start testing the code! Let me know if it works, if not I'll work out a better solution tomorrow

Thank you for your quick response… your code worked perfectly!!

However, I was wondering if this can be done on a div class? I only want to show information under the first post in index.php. Sandbox automatically assigns each post a numbered class; the first post is assign a "p1" class.

How can I show something only under the p1 class?

Thank you so much!

Steve

<code>add_filter ('the_content', 'add_socialbm');

function add_socialbm ($output) {

$socialbm_output = ""; // sort out your bookmark html

$new_output = $output . $socialbm_output;

return $new_output;

}</code>

You'd then just need to modify the code to create your social bookmark html code.

Hope that makes sense, if not then post up in the forum where it's easier to write code!

Great article. I have a question for you:

I want to use your social bookmarking code in a child theme for Sandbox. Because it's a child I don't want to touch the Index.php file to add , I just want to make an additionally functions.php file.

Sandbox automatically assigns the class "post" to each post div. How can I automatically add your code after a div with the class "post", by only adding code to the functions.php file?

Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

Thanks

Steve