Small move
€2,400from, excl. VAT
Up to about 1,000 products on a standard theme.
- Products, images and categories
- Customers and content pages
- Full redirect map, tested
- Launch-day checks
moving day, 3 of 8 steps doneexample
organic traffic, weeklyexample
Before launch: baseline recorded.
Step 3 done: Move products and images. Titles, SKUs, variants, alt text and images imported and spot-checked.
Move your store to a new platform without losing traffic
Products, customers, orders, URLs and reviews move across with a redirect map and SEO checks before and after launch, so rankings hold. Between Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and others. From €2,400.
from€2,400excl. VAT. Fixed price after a short look at both stores.
Scroll, press the steps or use the arrow keys on the checklist to move the boxes. Try skipping the redirect map to see why it matters.
What moves, what needs care, what stays behind
Every platform stores data its own way. Knowing which parts travel cleanly is most of the planning, and it decides the price.
Moves cleanly
- Products and imagesTitles, descriptions, SKUs, prices, stock, alt text and image files.
- Categories and collectionsRebuilt with the same names and, where the platform allows, the same URLs.
- Customers and order historyNames, addresses, order records and totals, so repeat buyers see their past orders.
- Content pagesShipping, returns, about and blog posts with their titles and meta descriptions.
Needs care
- URLsEvery platform has its own patterns, so every old address needs a 301 redirect.
- Variants and optionsPlatforms limit options per product differently; some products need restructuring.
- ReviewsExported from the old review tool and imported with dates and ratings, never rewritten.
- Discount codes and gift cardsRecreated by hand or by script, with balances checked.
Stays behind
- Customer passwordsEncrypted differently on each platform; customers get an email to set a new one.
- Saved payment cardsHeld by your payment provider, not the store. Moving them needs the provider's help.
- Extension and app dataWishlists, loyalty points and similar data move only if the tool can export them.
- The old themeTemplates do not transfer between platforms; the design is rebuilt or replaced.
Send both store addresses. You get a written migration plan and a fixed price within one working day.
Plan my migrationThe redirect map, worked through
The single document that keeps rankings. Every old URL that has ever earned traffic or links gets one row and one 301 to its closest new page. Never a chain, never a blanket redirect to the home page.
example store and URLs
| Old URL | New URL | Status | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=42 | /products/wool-socks-2-pairs | 301 | Old parameter URL still has links from forums. |
/wool-socks-2-pairs | /products/wool-socks-2-pairs | 301 | SEO URL keeps the same slug. |
/socks | /collections/socks | 301 | Category becomes a collection. |
/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=6 | /policies/shipping-policy | 301 | Shipping page moves to a policy page. |
/discontinued-red-mittens | /collections/mittens | 301 to parent | Gone product goes to its closest category, not home. |
/index.php?route=product/search&search=socks | (none) | not mapped | Internal search results are never redirected or indexed. |
OpenCart to Shopify: 4 one-to-one redirects, 1 to a parent category, and the rest left out on purpose. A real map runs to hundreds or thousands of rows, built from the crawl.
Launch week, with the SEO checks
- T-14
Baseline
Full crawl of the old store; Search Console and GA4 exported.
- T-7
Staging crawl
Every old URL tested: one 301, landing on a 200 page.
- T-1
Freeze
Content freeze, DNS TTL lowered, final product and order sync.
- LIVE
Launch
DNS switch, redirects on, staging noindex removed, sitemap submitted, test order.
- +1
First look
Search Console coverage, server 404 log, Merchant Center feed status.
- +3
Recrawl
Old URL list crawled again; chains and misses fixed the same day.
- +7
Compare
Clicks and positions for top pages against the baseline.
- +28
Report
A one-page summary in plain language, with any open fixes.
Migration prices
Fixed price in writing after a short look at both stores. You own both stores, the data exports and the redirect map. proposed
Full move
€2,900from, excl. VAT owner to confirm
For stores with real order history and reviews worth keeping.
- Everything in the small move
- Order history and reviews
- Theme rebuilt on the new platform
- Feeds and tracking reconnected
- Four weeks of Search Console watching
Large or multi-language
Quotedafter a short audit
Large catalogues, several languages or integrations with ERP and warehouse systems.
- Data mapping document first
- Hreflang and language URLs
- Staged or phased launch
- Integration testing
Your old store stays online and untouched until the new one passes every check, so if anything is wrong on launch day we switch back. owner to confirm
When I would not migrate your store
A move costs time and carries risk. Sometimes the better answer is to fix what you have.
- 01The real problem is speed or a heavy theme. That can usually be fixed in place, for example with WooCommerce tuning.
- 02Your busiest season is less than six weeks away. We plan now and launch after the peak.
- 03You are moving for one feature that an extension or app on your current platform already offers.
- 04Product data is inconsistent. We clean it first; moving messy data only moves the mess.
Questions about migrations
Will I lose my Google rankings?
Not if the move is planned. Rankings dip when old URLs break, titles change or content disappears. A full redirect map, matching titles and content, and checks before and after launch keep the signals Google has learned. Expect some movement for a few weeks while Google recrawls; lasting drops usually point to missed redirects.
How long does a migration take?
Three to six weeks for most small and mid-sized stores: about a week to audit and map, one to three weeks to move data and rebuild templates, then a launch week with checks. Large catalogues, custom features or several languages take longer. After launch I watch Search Console for four more weeks.
Can orders and customers be moved too?
Yes. Customer accounts, addresses and order history move with the products, so repeat buyers find their past orders. Passwords are encrypted in platform-specific ways and usually cannot be carried over, so customers get a friendly email to set a new one. Saved payment cards stay with your payment provider.
Plan my migration
Tell me where the store is now and where it is going. You get a written plan with a fixed price within one working day.
Choose your current platform in the form; mention the new one in the message.
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