WooCommerce to Shopify Migration: Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Audit and Back Up Your WooCommerce Store

Before you migrate from WordPress to Shopify, back up your database and website files. Record your product URLs, customer data, orders, blog posts, plugins, and current SEO performance.

Also, list the features your store depends on, such as subscriptions, product bundles, or custom checkout functionality.

Step 2: Prepare Your Shopify Store

Create your Shopify store and configure its settings. Choose a theme, set up shipping and payment options, define tax settings, and review your navigation.

Don’t rush into importing everything. First, decide how your new store should work.

Step 3: Import Products and Customer Data

You can import WordPress products to Shopify using CSV files or compatible migration apps. Export your WooCommerce products, review the data, and map fields to Shopify’s import format.

Check product titles, descriptions, SKUs, prices, images, inventory, variants, and collections. Customer records and order history may require separate handling.

Practical Example

Krolog helped a skincare store migrate its 200-product catalog from WooCommerce to Shopify, including products with multiple sizes and variants. By checking product data, variant SKUs, and inventory quantities during the migration, the team helped ensure customers could select the right options and see accurate stock availability. 

Testing the imported catalog before launch helped identify potential issues before they affected the shopping experience.

Step 4: Rebuild Your Store’s Essential Features

Shopify won’t automatically recreate every WordPress plugin or custom function. Find suitable Shopify apps or develop alternatives for reviews, subscriptions, email marketing, and other essential features.

Keep the customer experience consistent, but avoid installing unnecessary apps. Too many overlapping tools can increase costs and complicate store management.

Step 5: Set Up Shopify URL Redirects

WordPress and Shopify often use different URL structures. Create Shopify URL redirects from important old URLs to their most relevant new pages.

Prioritize high-traffic product pages, category pages, and blog posts. Update internal links, submit your Shopify sitemap to Google Search Console, and monitor crawl errors after launch.

Step 6: Test, Launch, and Monitor

Before switching your domain, test mobile layouts, product variants, payment processing, shipping calculations, discount codes, and order confirmation emails.

After launch, monitor organic traffic, indexed pages, broken links, and conversion rates. Fix issues quickly rather than waiting for rankings or sales to decline.