WooCommerce to Shopify migration
Your WooCommerce store has product data, customer records, and operating rules that need different treatment during a Shopify move. Norml maps those parts before building the new storefront. You get an agreed catalog transfer, a replacement plan for essential plugins, and checks covering checkout, fulfillment, and the URLs customers already use.
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What we do
Move your WooCommerce store to Shopify with mapped products, customer records, plugin replacements, redirects, and checkout checks.
What the migration covers
The starting point is your store and its extensions. We identify what Shopify can accept directly, what needs a separate import, and which behavior must be rebuilt.
- Solution
- Migrations
- Current platform
- WooCommerce
- Destination
- Shopify
- Products, variants and collectionsWe map SKUs, options, prices, stock, descriptions, and images into Shopify’s catalog. Categories become an agreed collection structure. A sample import includes your awkward products: variations, downloadable items, bundles, or extra fields. Unsupported combinations get a documented replacement before the full import.01
- Customer and order recordsCustomer profiles, historical orders, and product reviews are separate data sets. We select a supported route for each agreed set, retain source identifiers for reconciliation, and check order totals and customer associations. A customer CSV alone does not import order history or existing passwords.02
- Storefront and operating toolsThe Shopify storefront needs its own theme and configuration. We review WooCommerce extensions for shipping, product options, subscriptions, reviews, and accounting, then agree which Shopify features or apps will replace them. Essential checkout behavior is demonstrated before the old store is retired.03
- Store URLs and launchWe build an old-to-new URL map for products, categories, and content pages, preserving suitable addresses where possible. The launch plan covers domain settings, redirects, analytics, outstanding orders, and inventory changes since the first export.04
Client reviews
“Norml Studio's professionalism and responsiveness were impressive.”
“They were proactive in suggesting improvements we hadn't considered.”
“They delivered what they said they would, on time.”
“They focused on how to make our daily operations easier, not just on building features for the sake of it.”
“They understood that the app needed to be practical for someone sitting in a car, not just look good on a desktop.”
“Their level of dedication to the success of the project and GoPetZen's business as a whole is unique.”
What we need before the move
- Access and representative recordsProvide access to WooCommerce, the installed extension list, domain settings, and the Shopify destination. We need examples of ordinary and exceptional orders, plus an owner who can confirm fulfillment rules and customer communications.01
- Subscriptions and payment dataActive subscriptions, saved payment methods, gift-card balances, and loyalty balances require individual feasibility checks. We do not assume that importing a customer transfers permission or credentials to charge them. Provider and app decisions are agreed before implementation.02
How we prepare the move
- [Inspect the store]Step 01
Record catalog types, extension-owned data, sales channels, and the order states that matter at cutover. Agree the retained history and a clear list of exclusions.
- [Prove the mappings]Step 02
Import a representative sample and compare source records with Shopify. Confirm product choices, customer associations, and the replacement behavior for important extensions.
- [Rehearse and launch]Step 03
Test the approved payment, shipping, notification, and fulfillment paths using agreed test methods. Reconcile final stock and new orders, switch the domain, and check redirects and storefront behavior again.
The people who do this work.
Meet the whole teamNo account layer between you and them. These are the Norml specialists this work runs through.
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“I've spent 10 years working across development and marketing. I started as a developer, but design, SEO and advertising were already part of the job. That taught me to treat a website as one system: the business, the content, the design and the code have to work together. At Norml, I lead the architecture behind our work and stay involved wherever strategy, design, development and search meet.”
Max TymoshynFounder & Architect
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Questions about the migration
Can historical orders and reviews move?
They may be included through a compatible app or API import. We check the available fields and destination support first. Reviews need their own source export and destination review tool; neither set should be treated as part of a standard product CSV.
Can customers keep their passwords?
Existing WooCommerce passwords cannot be carried in Shopify’s customer CSV. We plan the customer sign-in experience using the destination account system and agree any required customer notices.
Will the new checkout behave exactly like WooCommerce?
Only after the required behavior has been checked against Shopify and the chosen apps. Custom checkout fields, pricing rules, and subscription handling need explicit decisions. We demonstrate the agreed purchase flow before launch.
Plan your WooCommerce migration
Share your current website, the features you rely on, and what needs to change. We will review the Shopify requirements and identify the content, rebuild work, and launch checks your move needs.