diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index bc4709c..0ad5a58 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -491,30 +491,20 @@ export default function Home() {
     }
 
     const totalRows = items.length / 4;
-    const widgetRowSet = new Set<number>();
+    let adCount = 0;
+    const articleOnlyRows: number[] = [];
     for (let row = 0; row < totalRows; row++) {
       const rowStart = row * 4;
       const rowItems = items.slice(rowStart, rowStart + 4);
-      if (rowItems.some((it) => it.type === "widget")) {
-        widgetRowSet.add(row);
+      if (rowItems.every((it) => it.type === "article")) {
+        articleOnlyRows.push(row);
       }
     }
-
-    let adCount = 0;
-    for (let row = 0; row < totalRows && adCount < 4; row++) {
-      if (widgetRowSet.has(row)) continue;
-      if (widgetRowSet.has(row + 1)) continue;
-      if (widgetRowSet.has(row - 1)) continue;
+    for (let i = 0; i < articleOnlyRows.length && adCount < 4; i += 2) {
+      const row = articleOnlyRows[i];
       const rowStart = row * 4;
-      const rowItems = items.slice(rowStart, rowStart + 4);
-      const articleIndices = rowItems
-        .map((it, ci) => (it.type === "article" ? ci : -1))
-        .filter((ci) => ci >= 0);
-      if (articleIndices.length > 0) {
-        const col = articleIndices[0];
-        items[rowStart + col] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount}` };
-        adCount++;
-      }
+      items[rowStart] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount}` };
+      adCount++;
     }
 
     return items;