In all the previously reported 4,8-dithienylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (DTBDT)-based π-conjugated polymers, the polymerization and two-dimensional (2D) conjugation extension pathways were through the thiophenes fused to the phenyl core of DTBDT and through the thiophenes linked to the benzene core of DTBDT, respectively (BDT-directed DTBDT). Herein, with the aim of discovering another potential way to introduce the DTBDT motif in the donor–acceptor alternating polymer structure, we first report the synthesis of three new π-conjugated polymers, P1, P2, and P3, with a modified DTBDT building block as a donor unit. This modification results in new polymerization and 2D conjugation extension pathways for the polymers through the thiophenes linked to the benzene core of DTBDT and through the thiophenes fused to the phenyl core of the DTBDT, respectively (dithienylbenzene-directed DTBDT). Although these modified polymerization pathways of DTBDT result in less delocalized conjugation along the dithienylbenzene direction, the optical and electrochemical properties reveal that the electron-donating property of dithienylbenzene-directed DTBDT was strong enough to generate strong intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and maintain low-lying highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels (−5.21 to −5.28 eV) for high air stability. Inverted organic solar cells (IOSCs) were fabricated with the configuration of ITO/ZnO/polymer:PC71BM/PEDOT:PSS/Ag. By systematic optimization of the performance of the IOSCs using polar solvent treatment, the IOSCs based on P1, P2, and P3 displayed promising power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 6.31, 5.65, and 7.10%, respectively, which compare well with the PCE of already reported BDT-directed DTBDT-based polymers. More importantly, the stability of the IOSCs was demonstrated by their retention of 83% PCE after ambient storage for 30 days. These study results revealed the promising potential of the proposed molecular design strategy for introducing new 2D conjugation extension and polymerization pathways for a DTBDT unit for high performance and stable IOSCs. This strategy can be applied to the judicious molecular design of new polymeric materials for achieving high PCE.