This is cool and simple way of placing as many ads as you want on your site…

First thing is to upload your ads into the custom/images folder on your server

The ads in this example are 125 x 125 which is pretty typical

Next, create a simple function in your custom_functions.php to add the ads, put div tags for the ads, and give it a class name…

function ad(){?>
<div class="ads">
</div>
<?
}

Next, add an unordered list of the ads your going to use between the two div tags and include the path to the image. Your path may be different than the example below…

function ad(){?>
<div class="ads">
<ul >
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad1.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad2.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad3.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad4.png"></li>
</ul>
</div>
<?
}

I decided to put them right under the header so I placed them with the appropriate hook. Here’s how the entire function looks…

function ad(){?>
<div class="ads">
<ul >
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad1.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad2.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad3.png"></li>
<li><img src="http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/ad4.png"></li>
</ul>
</div>
<?
}
add_action(’thesis_hook_after_header’,'ads’);

Next, add the class to your custom.css and include one for the unordered list of images…

.custom .ads{}
.custom .ads ul li{}

These are the properties and values I used, yours may be different…

.custom .ads{padding: 1em; width: 94em; height: 10em;}
.custom .ads ul li{display: inline; margin-right: 1em;}

This is a really simple, fast, and effective way of placing ads on your site. Remember you can add as many ads as you want. you can also place them vertically, or in the sidebar, in the footer, in the header, etc. The possibilities are endless.

When you’re writing your posts go to the html editor…

Within the text you are writing, insert the following code (in red) where you want your ad to go.

<div class=”ad”>insert your ad stuff here</div>

If you want the ad on the left simply make this alteration…

<div class=”ad_left”>insert your ad stuff here</div>

It’s not recommended to have an image more than 300px wide for this to work correctly