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diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index e4d7065..6e2035e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -491,16 +491,21 @@ export default function Home() {
     }
 
     const totalRows = items.length / 4;
-    const adRows = [1, 3, 5, 7];
-    const adCols = [3, 1, 2, 0];
-    adRows.forEach((row, i) => {
-      if (row < totalRows) {
-        const idx = row * 4 + adCols[i % adCols.length];
-        if (items[idx] && items[idx].type === "article") {
-          items[idx] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${i}` };
-        }
+    let adCount = 0;
+    for (let row = 0; row < totalRows && adCount < 4; row++) {
+      const rowStart = row * 4;
+      const rowItems = items.slice(rowStart, rowStart + 4);
+      const hasWidget = rowItems.some((it) => it.type === "widget");
+      if (hasWidget) continue;
+      const articleIndices = rowItems
+        .map((it, ci) => (it.type === "article" ? ci : -1))
+        .filter((ci) => ci >= 0);
+      if (articleIndices.length > 0) {
+        const col = articleIndices[adCount % articleIndices.length];
+        items[rowStart + col] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount}` };
+        adCount++;
       }
-    });
+    }
 
     return items;
   }, [shuffled, widgets]);