How to put a banner ad between post 1 and post 2 on homepage only

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1. Register a widget, and call it on the front-page when the the_post action is called second time:

   add_action( 'wp_loaded', 'wpse_80202_register_banner_widget' );
   function wpse_80202_register_banner_widget()
   {
       // used on the first page of main loop only
       register_sidebar(
           array (
               'name'          => 'Banner front-page ',
               'id'            => 'frontpage_banner',
               'before_widget' => '<div class="frontpage-banner">',
               'after_widget'  => '</div>'
           )
       );
   }
   
   add_action( 'loop_start', 'wpse_80202_show_banner_widget' );
   
   function wpse_80202_show_banner_widget()
   {
       static $count = 0;
       if ( ! is_front_page() )
           return;
   
       if ( 'loop_start' === current_filter() )
       {
           add_action( 'the_post', __FUNCTION__ );
           return;
       }
   
       $count += 1;
   
       if ( 2 === $count )
       {
           dynamic_sidebar( 'frontpage_banner' );
           remove_action( 'the_post', __FUNCTION__ );
       }
   }
   

   I would use the Text widget for that:

   

   Another variant of this code here: Add Adsense code in index.php

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