{"id":17007,"date":"2023-06-22T06:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/?p=17007"},"modified":"2023-09-19T04:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T08:01:36","slug":"woocommerce-to-shopify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/2023\/06\/22\/woocommerce-to-shopify\/","title":{"rendered":"WooCommerce to Shopify: 3 Simple Migration Steps 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since you are here, <\/span><b>it is likely that you are attempting to migrate to Shopify and don\u2019t know where to start with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Lucky for you, we have just the right and easiest way to do so!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s article, we will highlight all the <\/span><b>steps to switch fr<\/b><b>om WooCommerce to Shopify<\/b><b>\u00a0easily<\/b>. From A to Z, everything will be covered and explained in detail.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No more beating around the bush; it\u2019s time to get started!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Switch from WooCommerce to Shopify &#8211; Preparation<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>#1 Back up database<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every platform has a different database structure, hence moving from one to another might cause you the possibility of data loss. And no one would want that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid the problem, it is advisable to <\/span><b>back up your WooCommerce database beforehand. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And here\u2019s how we do it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the <\/span><b>WooCommerce Dashboard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to <\/span><b>Tools &gt; Export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the entities being exported to your XML file. These include posts, pages, products, variations, etc. For your convenience, we suggest selecting the<\/span><b> \u201cAll content\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_17010\" style=\"width: 1395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17010\" class=\"wp-image-17010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Export-WooCommerce.jpg\" alt=\"woocommerce to shopify - Export WooCommerce database\" width=\"1385\" height=\"759\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Export WooCommerce database<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>\u201cDownload Export File\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>For more advanced features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can choose from many WooCommerce apps (free and paid). Quickly install them to the system and create a backup version for your online store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#2 Create a Shopify store<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>A Shopify store is necessary since you are migrating to Shopify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you have already built one, skip this step. But for those of you who are newcomers, we have a clear guideline for you to follow:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a <\/span><b>new Shopify account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Answer questions about your new store<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as business type, what products you sell, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Configure your store<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with themes and apps and move on to the migration process.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_17012\" style=\"width: 1901px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17012\" class=\"wp-image-17012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Create-Shopify-store.jpg\" alt=\"create a new shopify store\" width=\"1891\" height=\"754\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create a new Shopify store<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>How to Migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify in 3 Steps<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a long-time partner, <\/span><b>LitExtension has always been on our top list regarding migration services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our research and testing of the service showed that they offer the most reliable solutions, proving their position as <\/span><b>the #1 Shopping Cart Migration Expert. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why we decided to perform the whole tutorial today using LitExtension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#Step 1: Set up Source Cart and Target Cart<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, kick-start your migration journey by <\/span><b>signing up for a new account with <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/?utm_source=onecommerce&amp;utm_medium=aurora&amp;utm_content=woocommercetoshopify&amp;utm_campaign=gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>LitExtension<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Email and password are two required fields to perform the task. Or, you may use their quick login through Facebook and Google.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17014\" style=\"width: 1483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17014\" class=\"wp-image-17014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Login-LitExtension.jpg\" alt=\"woocommerce to shopify - sign up for litextension account\" width=\"1473\" height=\"855\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sign up for the LitExtension account<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, open the <\/span><b>\u201cCreate Migration\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab in the screen&#8217;s top bar. It has been separated into 2 distinct sections for merchants to configure the Source Cart and Target Cart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Source Cart setup, choose <\/span><b>\u201cWooCommerce\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the dropdown and <\/span><b>provide the URL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Then, we installed the <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/blog\/connector-setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>le_connector<\/b><\/a><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> file to the backend root folder until the <\/span><b>\u201cConnection was successfully installed\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> message popped up on the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17016\" style=\"width: 1161px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17016\" class=\"wp-image-17016 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Source-Cart-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"woocommerce to shopify - source cart set up \" width=\"1151\" height=\"406\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source Cart Setup<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system works a little bit differently for Shopify. We had to <\/span><b>enter both the URL and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/blog\/shopify-api-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>API Password<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you use the app version, your API key will automatically be recognized and filled out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17017\" style=\"width: 1147px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17017\" class=\"wp-image-17017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Target-Cart-Setup-1.jpg\" alt=\"woocommerce to shopify - target cart set up\" width=\"1137\" height=\"716\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Target Cart Setup<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>\u201cNext: Configure your Migration\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to continue!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#Step 2: Choose Migration Entities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it\u2019s time to <\/span><b>decide which data you\u2019d want to migrate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What we love about LitExtension is their ability to transfer almost everything from products, customers to orders, etc. If you find all the checkboxes relevant to your requirement, select the <\/span><b>\u201cSelect all\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">option.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17019\" style=\"width: 1142px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17019\" class=\"wp-image-17019 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Migration-Entities.jpg\" alt=\"Choose migration entities - woocommerce to shopify\" width=\"1132\" height=\"686\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Choose migration entities<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the migration entities are insufficient, you can continue with the checkboxes in the <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/additional-options.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Additional Options<\/b><\/a><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are designed to bring your migration to the next level, you can consider the most popular ones among merchants, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Create the 301 redirects on your target store after migration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can help search engines maintain an accurate index using the 301 Redirects function. Your website&#8217;s SEO standing and user experience won&#8217;t suffer due to the migration to a new platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strip HTML from category, product names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are HTML tags on every product description. These tags may cause your description to be shown incorrectly in the new store. You may eliminate the problem by selecting this option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_17020\" style=\"width: 1151px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17020\" class=\"wp-image-17020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Additional-Options-1.jpg\" alt=\"Select Additional Options - woocommerce to shopify\" width=\"1141\" height=\"408\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select Additional Options<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before moving to the next step, don\u2019t forget to<\/span><b> map the language and order status<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between your two stores, too!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#Step 3: Run Full Migration<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend<\/span><b> running the demo migration first to see how the actual WooCommerce Shopify migration works<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you don&#8217;t want to see the demo, click <\/span><b>&#8220;Skip Demo Migration&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and continue with <\/span><b>&#8220;Next: Start Full Migration.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17021\" style=\"width: 1123px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17021\" class=\"wp-image-17021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-Full-Migration.jpg\" alt=\"Start Full Migration - woocommerce to shopify\" width=\"1113\" height=\"547\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start Full Migration<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>The server won&#8217;t experience downtime during the migration. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, we can turn off the device at any time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Wait for the migration process<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the full migration has been completed, <\/span><b>the system will notify you with a message<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> looking like this:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17024\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17024\" class=\"wp-image-17024 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Check-Final-Results-1.jpg\" alt=\"Check the final results - woocommerce to shopify\" width=\"1000\" height=\"505\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check the final results<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With LitExtension, your existing WooCommerce store won&#8217;t miss a beat as you make the switch. This implies that you <\/span><b>keep taking orders and adding new customers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even during the WooCommerce migration to Shopify.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To update new data, take a look at all the <\/span><b>post-migration services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recent Data Migration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the newly generated data will be transferred to Shopify.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smart Update:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> new entities and your changes to the data in the old store will be updated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Re-migration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this allows you to rerun the data if an error occurs during the first migration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have trouble handling the workload independently, consider hiring a personal assistant from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/migration-services\/all-in-one-data-migration-service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LitExtension\u2019s All-in-One service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They will update you regularly about the data transfer process and refine your store until you are satisfied. From our observations, it\u2019s quite a worthy option for those busy merchants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WooCommerce to Shopify Migration &#8211; After Migration Checklist<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your new store will need some tweaking after switching from WooCommerce to Shopify. We have just a full post-migration checklist for you to keep track of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the final result<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modify DNS and switch domain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select shipping methods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick the payment methods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place test orders before launching<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>WooCommerce to Shopify Migration &#8211; FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>1. Is it easy to migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WooCommerce Shopify migration requires careful preparation and a decent level of technical knowledge. Therefore, doing it by yourself might cause up to weeks to complete. However, with LitExtension, <\/span><b>the steps to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/shopify-migration\/woocommerce-to-shopify-migration.html?utm_source=onecommerce&amp;utm_medium=aurora&amp;utm_content=woocommercetoshopify&amp;utm_campaign=gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify<\/b><\/a><b> are pretty simple.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Why migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Shopify&#8217;s user-friendly, scalability, payment, shipping options, design flexibility, and supportive customer service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make it an attractive alternative to WooCommerce. Hence, many merchants chose to switch to Shopify.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, <\/span><b>migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify is rather simple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Hopefully, our article has helped you to succeed in the task and start your new exciting journey with Shopify.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since you are here, it is likely that you are attempting to migrate to Shopify&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,850,44],"tags":[93,104],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17007"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17007"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17033,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17007\/revisions\/17033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}