Max Tymoshyn, founder of Norml Studio
Max TymoshynFounder, Norml Studio

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.

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 collections

We 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.

Customer and order records

Customer 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.

Storefront and operating tools

The 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.

Store URLs and launch

We 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.

What we need before the move

Access and representative records

Provide 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.

Subscriptions and payment data

Active 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.

How we prepare the move

  1. Inspect the store

    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.

  2. Prove the mappings

    Import a representative sample and compare source records with Shopify. Confirm product choices, customer associations, and the replacement behavior for important extensions.

  3. Rehearse and launch

    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.

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.
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.

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