As a WooCommerce To Shopify Migration agency, it’s crucial to have a predictable and seamless process that allows our clients' businesses to not skip a beat.

Changing platforms can be a massive undertaking so properly planning the migration is the best way to ensure a smooth transition.

With a proper plan, a lot can go wrong that can be catastrophic to your business.

• Incorrect inventory counts
• Missing product information
• Wrong/missing functionality
• Mismatched plugin to app transition
• Missing customer information
• Broken SEO

All of these problems can lead to tens of thousands of dollars of losses, poor customer experiences, and hundreds or even thousands of labor hours to fix.

So what does it take to successfully migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify? 

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WooCommerce to Shopify Migration Process

To kick things off, we start with our pre-migration prep work.

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Inventory check

Make sure your inventory is up to date and your product data is clean and not missing any information. The last thing you want to do is import dirty data into your new store! If you have outdated or duplicate products, remove them from the migration so you don’t have issues with them in the new store.

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SEO audit

When moving from WooCommerce to Shopify, your URL structure will change, so it’s important to document your URL structure so you build your 301 redirects and minify any SEO hits on your store. Also, documenting your SEO settings, title tags, and meta descriptions can help you make sure nothing gets overlooked and everything you need gets moved over.

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App architecture

This is one of the most important pieces to map out when moving from WooCommerce to Shopify. WooCommerce relies on plugins while Shopify uses apps. Understanding what apps your Shopify store needs will help you plan costs and functionality replacement.

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Once you know what needs to be built and migrated, you can start building!

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Shopify design and theme development 

When rebuilding your website, it’s important to think about your design. Some brands have a great design already so they just need to replicate that design in Shopify. Other brands have an outdated design or need branding updates. A migration is a great time to optimize your design and fix any errors that your old design had. Depending on your design and functionality needs, a free theme, a premium theme, or a custom theme may suit your needs best.

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URL structuring and redirects

Remember your SEO audit from earlier? This is where that comes in handy! Since WooCommerce and Shopify have different url structures, 301 redirects are crucial for ensuring a smooth immigration. Page, collections, products, blog, and more need to be addressed prior to your migrations.

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Pre-launch testing

To ensure your customer experience is as good as possible, test, test, test! Do dummy orders, fulfill them, and make sure the shopping experience is smooth and bug free. 

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Data migrations

As you get ready to complete your migration, it’s time to import your current data. We want to make sure that your customer data and your inventory is as close to accurate at launch as possible! Don’t worry about this too much because you can always adjust and important any gap data that occurred during the migration process. Using a service like Cart2Cart can help minimize any errors here as well!

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Post launch optimization

After your migration, monitor the site’s performance closely. This includes checking your SEO, site speed, and user experience to ensure everything runs smoothly.

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Migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify can be a smart and strategic move to streamline operations, improve scalability, and future-proof your ecommerce brand. 

With careful planning, the migration process can be smooth, allowing you to focus on growing your business while Shopify handles much of the backend complexity.

Not sure if migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify is right for your brand? Click here to learn why thousands of brands are making the switch!

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