# Migrate from WooCommerce _to Shopify._

Say goodbye to juggling plugins, paying for hosting, and fielding late-night security patches. Move to a faster, fully managed store — and keep every search ranking intact.

300+Stores migrated  
3-6 wkTypical timeline  
0Rankings lost

### Plugins

All (47) _·_ Active (32) _·_ **Updates (12)**

- **WooCommerce** 8.4.0 → 8.6.1 update  
- **Yoast SEO** 22.0 PHP 8.1  
- **Elementor** 3.18.2 → 3.20.1 update  
- **Stripe Payments** 7.4.0  
- **WPForms Lite** 1.8.5 → 1.8.7 update

WordPress 6.4.3 _·_ WooCommerce 8.4.0

**Plugin conflict** _Yoast SEO ↔ Rank Math_

### Orders

Live today

- #1284 Sarah Yamamoto $128.00 _paid_
- #1283 Marcus Chen $84.00 _paid_
- #1282 Jasmin Patel $210.50 _paid_
- #1281 Alejandro Lopez $52.00 _pending_
- #1280 Keisha Brown $172.00 _paid_
- #1279 Rohan Singh $96.00 _paid_
- #1278 Lana Wright $244.00 _paid_
- #1277 Theo Hall $68.00 _paid_
- #1276 Anna Müller $156.00 _paid_

### Too many plugins, too many surprises

Every feature you add is another plugin. Every plugin has its own update schedule. One unlucky update and checkout stops working — usually at the worst possible moment.

### Running servers is not your job

Scaling WooCommerce means managing hosting, databases, security patches, and PCI compliance paperwork. That's a full-time job you never signed up for.

### Checkout you can't really fix

WooCommerce checkout is a form you piece together yourself. Shopify checkout is built for conversion from day one — Shop Pay alone typically lifts checkout completion by 10–20%.

### Fully managed and secure

Shopify takes care of uptime, security updates, and PCI compliance. Your team ships new features instead of putting out fires.

### Checkout that converts

Shop Pay, Apple Pay, and one-page checkout work out of the box — no plugin, no monthly bill, no yearly compliance audit.

### Apps that can't break your site

Shopify's 8,000+ apps connect to your store through Shopify's safe Admin API. A buggy app annoys someone; it doesn't take the whole store down.

| Feature                           | WooCommerce                                           | Shopify                                            |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Hosting & infrastructure           | You run and pay for the servers                      | Shopify wins this comparison Fully managed by Shopify |
| PCI compliance                    | Your team handles it each year                        | Shopify wins this comparison Included — handled by Shopify |
| Checkout experience                | Configurable form you maintain                         | Shopify wins this comparison Shop Pay, Apple Pay, one-click checkout |
| App ecosystem size                | ~6,000 plugins                                       | Shopify wins this comparison 8,000+ apps            |
| How you customize                 | Custom PHP code — fragile on updates                 | Shopify wins this comparison Safe extension points built to last |
| Typical time to launch            | 12–20 weeks                                          | Shopify wins this comparison 3–8 weeks               |
| Monthly maintenance burden         | High (plugins, hosting, security)                    | Shopify wins this comparison Low — Shopify handles it |

### Discovery & data audit

We walk through your store together and catalog everything that needs to come over — products, orders, customers, blog posts. We check every URL and search ranking you care about so nothing slips through the cracks. You walk away with a written plan to sign off on before we touch a thing.

**Deliverables:** Audit report · inventory sheet · URL map · risk register

### Theme & storefront build

We build your new Shopify storefront in your brand — colors, type, layout, the lot. Any checkout customizations go through Shopify's supported extension points so nothing breaks on a platform update. Speed targets are baked in from day one, not bolted on later.

**Deliverables:** Theme repo · Figma mapping · speed report · staging preview

### Data migration & redirects

Every product, customer, and past order moves over intact — nothing lost, no orphans. We build a complete redirect map so every old URL points to the right new one. Google keeps the link equity you've earned and your rankings stay where they are.

**Deliverables:** Migration scripts · redirect CSV · SEO preservation report

### Testing & launch

We test the whole site top-to-bottom on a staging copy — checkout, search, admin, the works. Then we practice the domain switchover ahead of time so there are no surprises on launch day. Go-live happens during a quiet traffic window, with a one-click rollback ready if anything looks off.

**Deliverables:** Test suite · launch runbook · post-launch monitoring dashboard

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Will I lose my search rankings?**  
Not if the migration is done right. Before we switch your domain, we map every old WooCommerce URL to its new Shopify home — product pages, categories, blog posts, everything. You get to review that full redirect list first. Rankings usually settle back to normal within 2–4 weeks of launch.

**What happens to my customer accounts and order history?**  
Both come over cleanly. Customer profiles, addresses, and their past purchases all carry over. Old orders show up as a read-only history your customers can view — you just can't re-trigger shipping or refunds on the legacy ones, which is what you'd want anyway.

**Can I keep my existing blog content?**  
Yes. Your WooCommerce blog posts come across to Shopify's blog with titles, authors, dates, and images intact. We adjust the URL paths to match Shopify's pattern (`/blogs/news/post-slug`) and redirect the old `/blog/post-slug` links so nothing 404s.

**How do WooCommerce Subscriptions map to Shopify?**  
You move to Shopify Subscriptions (Shopify's own product) or a popular app like Recharge or Skio. We go through your active subscribers one-by-one before launch so their billing continues without any interruption, and new signups flow through the Shopify version.

**What's the total cost including Shopify fees?**  
For most merchants, the savings on hosting + the lift in checkout conversion cover the Shopify Plus subscription within 90 days. We model the actual numbers for your store during discovery — you see the math before you commit.

## Ready to start your _migration?_

Share a few details and we'll come back with a scoped migration plan within one business day.

- Free migration audit  
- Reply within 24 hours  
- No-downtime cutover plan