Migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify
Leverage Swanky’s migration service to leave the frustrations of WooCommerce behind and accelerate your business growth on the ecommerce platform built for scale.
Migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify
REASONS TO MIGRATE
Why migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify?
We often speak to retailers using WooCommerce who are frustrated by frequent website downtime and a lack of control over simple website changes. A fragmented solution with heavy reliance on plugins and extensions, WooCommerce also requires additional costs for necessities like hosting and security certificates.
Shopify, on the other hand, offers a much more reliable platform on which retailers can scale their ecommerce businesses. Specifically designed for ecommerce, it is a more comprehensive solution that gives merchants the flexibility and freedom to make changes without having to rely on developers.
Migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify could be the key to unlocking your business’ online potential. Replatforming to an ecommerce platform that can cope with your business’ evolving needs is crucial for facilitating growth.
TALK TO US ABOUT MIGRATING FROM WOOCOMMERCE
Ben Ford, Ecommerce Manager at Wilkinson Sword
The main reason we wanted to move away from WooCommerce was to have more control over changes to the website. It’s difficult to make changes without the help of developers.
“HOW IT WORKS
Our WooCommerce to Shopify migration service
At Swanky, we have significant experience migrating ecommerce websites from WooCommerce to Shopify. Our replatforming experts have developed a tried and tested process to successfully navigate the complexities of a migration project:
Discovery phase
This typically includes analysis of your current WooCommerce site, tech stack consultancy, custom development solutionising, a comprehensive data review, and creation of design ‘look and feel’ concepts.
UX design
Swanky’s design team will use insights gleaned in the discovery phase to complete designs for all your required website templates. These designs will represent a combination of creative flair, consumer psychology and commercial acumen.
App configuration and systems integrations
From ERP and OMS systems to customer service solutions and CRM platforms, our in-house developers have extensive experience in the integration of third party platforms.
Product data setup and import
During this stage of the migration project, we will extract your product data from WooCommerce via an API, ready for importing into Shopify.
Shopify store development
We’ll leverage our longstanding experience as Shopify Plus Experts to build a high-performance ecommerce store. This will include any bespoke development, including subscription and payment gateway migrations if applicable. We will organise redirects from WooCommerce to Shopify to ensure shoppers are directed to the correct site.
Order and customer data import
Here, order and customer data from WooCommerce will be extracted and then imported into Shopify.
QA testing and Shopify training
As well as rigorously testing your new website to ensure it meets all functional specifications, we can provide Shopify training to your ecommerce team. This support covers core functionality, as well as aspects of your tech stack.
User acceptance testing
Once your new website has been tested by your team against your business requirements, it will be ready to launch.
Lucy Colgrave, Head of Ecommerce Growth & Digital Marketing at Blue Vanilla
The project management has been excellent … site migrations are exceedingly complex and there are many moving parts but I felt comfortable everything would be considered.
“MIGRATION SUCCESS STORIES
WooCommerce to Shopify case studies
Learn more about the brands we’ve migrated from WooCommerce to Shopify:
LATEST MIGRATION ARTICLES
Resources to help with your migration to Shopify
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Migration
- Apr 14 · 7 min read
Case Study: A Successful WooCommerce to Shopify Plus Migration For This Australian Tactical & Outdoor Brand
Learn more about how Swanky migrated Brisbane-headquartered brand Valhalla Tactical from WooCommerce to Shopify, implementing smart solutions to improve both the front and backend experiences. We share the positive impact on store performance and key business metrics, as well as reflections from the Valhalla team. …Read More
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Migration
- Apr 9 · 5 min read
Why Enterprise Brands Are Migrating From Adobe Commerce to Shopify Plus
Having worked on creative, ecommerce, CRM and martech projects with brands such as ACNE Studios, Chanel, GAP, Molton Brown and Byrdeo, Essie Eslami, Commercial Director at Swanky, has a wealth of experience helping enterprise retailers validate new commerce solutions. Here, he examines the push and pull factors causing enterprise brands to replatform from Adobe Commerce to Shopify Plus, including cost, complexity, reliability, agility and more. …Read More
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Migration
- Mar 17 · 10 min read
The SEO Impact of a Migration to Shopify: Navigating Risks & Protecting Rankings
When migrating your ecommerce store to a new platform, protecting your SEO ranking will no doubt be front of mind. In this article, Stef Gross, Swanky’s Head of New Builds, and Anna Giles, Senior SEO & Content Manager, provide expert guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls and maintain a healthy ranking post-migration. …Read More
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