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Monday, July 14, 2025

How to Automatically Insert AdSense In-Article Ads in Blogger

 One of the biggest frustrations for new bloggers is seeing plenty of traffic but very little AdSense income. It’s common: you spend hours creating posts, yet when you check your AdSense dashboard, you see a sad RPM of $0.01 or a few cents. Often, the problem isn’t traffic — it’s where your ads appear.

Many beginners rely only on sidebar widgets or header ads. But the truth is, visitors rarely click on those spots. To earn well with AdSense, your ads must sit inside your content, where people are actually reading. That’s why in-article ads are powerful — and automating them is even better.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to place an in-article AdSense ad inside every post, automatically — no need to paste code manually each time. This simple tweak can raise your RPM, boost your income, and save you hours of editing.


Why In-Article Ads Work

When someone reads your blog, they focus on your paragraphs — not your sidebar. By inserting an ad after the second or third paragraph, you place it where your reader’s attention is strongest. It feels natural and is proven to get higher viewability and click-through rates.

However, adding this manually to every post is tiring. If you have 10 posts, it’s doable. If you have 200 or plan to publish daily, it quickly becomes a headache. Editing your Blogger theme solves this by placing your ad code in the same spot for every post, automatically.


What You’ll Need

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • An approved Google AdSense account.

  • An in-article ad unit created in your AdSense dashboard. This is a special ad type designed to fit between paragraphs.

  • Access to your Blogger theme’s HTML code.

  • A few minutes to edit carefully.


Step 1: Backup Your Theme

This is the golden rule: Always backup your theme before editing any HTML. A small typo in the code can break your layout.

To back up:

  1. Go to Blogger → Theme.

  2. Click the small arrow next to Customize.

  3. Select Backup → Download theme.

  4. Save the .xml file to your computer.

If anything goes wrong, you can restore your blog instantly by uploading this backup.


Step 2: Get Your AdSense In-Article Code

In your AdSense dashboard:

  1. Click Ads → By ad unit → Display ads.

  2. Choose In-Article as the format.

  3. Copy the entire ad code. It will look like this:

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-XXXXXX" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<ins class="adsbygoogle"
     style="display:block; text-align:center;"
     data-ad-layout="in-article"
     data-ad-format="fluid"
     data-ad-client="ca-pub-XXXXXX"
     data-ad-slot="XXXXXX"></ins>
<script>
  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
</script>

Keep this code handy. You’ll insert it in the next step.

Step 3: Find the Post Body in Your Theme

  1. In Blogger, go to Theme → Edit HTML.

  2. Press CTRL + F to open the search bar.

  3. Search for:

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

or 

<div class='post-body'>

  1. This section controls how your post content displays.

Inside, you’ll see:

<data:post.body/>


This tag is the placeholder for your article’s text.


Step 4: Insert the Auto-Injection Script

Below <data:post.body/> but still inside the <div>, paste this smart JavaScript snippet. It finds the second paragraph and inserts your in-article ad there:


<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

  <script>

    window.onload = function() {

      var paras = document.querySelectorAll('.post-body p');

      if (paras.length > 2) {

        var adCode = `

          <div>

            <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-XXXXXX" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

            <ins class="adsbygoogle"

                 style="display:block; text-align:center;"

                 data-ad-layout="in-article"

                 data-ad-format="fluid"

                 data-ad-client="ca-pub-XXXXXX"

                 data-ad-slot="XXXXXX"></ins>

            <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script>

          </div>

        `;

        paras[1].insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', adCode);

      }

    }

  </script>

</b:if>


Replace:

  • ca-pub-XXXXXX with your Publisher ID.

  • data-ad-slot="XXXXXX" with your actual ad slot ID.

This block uses a condition so it only runs on single posts, not on your homepage or labels pages.


Step 5: Save and Test

Click Save Theme, then visit one of your posts in a new Incognito window. Scroll down — you should see the ad neatly placed after your second paragraph. Test a few posts to confirm it works consistently.


What If Something Breaks?

If you see an error or your page doesn’t load correctly:

  • Don’t panic.

  • Restore your backup: Theme → Restore → Upload the .xml file you saved.

  • Your site will be back to normal instantly.


Final Tips

  • Combine this with Auto Ads to let Google fill other spots too.

  • Keep your content high-quality — the better your text, the more people scroll and see your in-content ads.

  • Review your RPM and impressions in AdSense after a few days to see the difference.


Conclusion

Adding in-article ads automatically is a small, smart move that can lift your AdSense income overnight. Instead of relying on ads that visitors ignore in the sidebar, you put them exactly where your readers are most engaged — in the middle of your story.

Try this once, test it, and enjoy watching your clicks and earnings grow — all while focusing on what you love most: creating great posts.


Ready to boost your AdSense the smart way? Make your theme work for you — not the other way around. Happy blogging!

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