Mobstac: How To Switch from Pro to Starter Plan

Mobstac makes it possible for me to display Google ads to people that access my blog with Opera Mini browser. Few months back when I decided to stop subscribing to the Mobstac pro Blogger plan, I waited till the plan expired before changing the plan to the free starter plan.



Unfortunately, I realized I couldn't switch due to some restrictions from mobstac leaving me with the option of re-subscribing or my site gets deleted from mobstac's server.



I decided to re-subscribe to see if I can switch when I have an active plan and it worked. My subscription will expire tomorrow but I have been able to successfully downgrade my account to the free plan yesterday.



So, if somehow you still want to be using mobstac but don't want to keep paying for their service, follow the steps below in switching to the free plan.



STEPS



==> Log in to your account at mobstac.com



==> From your site's mobstac dashboard, go to Content > Sections and make sure u don't have more than one section. If you have more than one section, delete all.



==> Then, go to "Account", click on "change plan"



==> Right under starter plan, click the "switch now" button

==> If successful, you will see : "Switched to Starter. Your account settings have been updated. Your site has been now switched to the Starter plan".



That's all.



If you want to stop using mobstac completely, you can delete the CName created for your mobstac site from your DNS dashboard and delete your mobstac site from your mobstac dashboard.



I hope this helps. 

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Disqus Comment Form Installation Guide for Mobstac Mobile Sites

Disqus is one of the most popular 3rd party commenting systems used amongst bloggers and website owners. If your mobile website is been powered by mobstac, you can use Disqus comment form on your site as alternative to the Facebook comment form.





One of the advantages of Disqus comment platform over the Facebook commenting system is that it allows users to comment on your blog via social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, open URL as well as its own Disqus account. It also allows commenters to post as guest. Leaving comments or responding to a comment on a Disqus-powered system is a bliss, it is almost real time.



Disqus is mobile friendly; hence commenting is not affected if your readers are on mobile browser. There are Disqus apps (currently available for iPhone and Android) for site owners to manage comments and their communities on the go. More so, Disqus is compatible with search engines, in another word – SEO friendly.



Whether you are using Disqus for the first time or migrating from other commenting systems, integrating Disqus with your mobstac-powered mobile site can be fairly simple. You just need to register a new account on Disqus first and then add your Disqus shortname in the settings page of your mobstac dashboard. That’s it, your mobstac mobile site will start showing Disqus comment form.



I have replaced the Facebook comment form at m.ogbongeblog.com with the Disqus comment form. I imported my existing comments from Blogger and also set it to be syncing comments via Disqus with the Blogger commenting system at www.ogbongeblog.com.

How To Install Disqus On Mobstac Site

==> Register an account at www.disqus.com



==> Select “Get this on your Site”, fill the registration form, verify your account and take note of your "shortname".



==> Ensure you enter the URL of your blog and the URL of your mobstac-powered site as "Trusted Domains" via "Admin" > "Settings" > "Advanced"



==> Log in to www.mobstac.com and click on "dashboard"



==> Click Settings > General > Comments



==> Set "disqus" as the comment provider and enter your "shortname" in the space provided.



If saved successfully, you have installed Disqus commenting system on your mobstac-powered site. View one of your posts, scroll down and click on "View comments" to see the disqus comment form.



If you face any issue in integrating Disqus Commenting platform on your mobstac site, let me hear from you via the comment box.



NOTE: If you prefer to sync your Disqus comments with Blogger and import your existing comments from Blogger, you can get it done via the "admin" > "discussions" > "import" when logged on to your Disqus account.



You can read how to add Facebook comment form to mobstac site here.









Cheers!

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