WooCommerce to Shopify Plus migration
We migrate WooCommerce stores to Shopify Plus.
You've hit the ceiling of what a plugin-dependent commerce architecture can reliably do at scale. Plugin conflicts. Hosting scale issues during sales spikes. Security patches on unsupported versions. Every ecommerce feature bolted onto a CMS that wasn't built for commerce.
We handle the full move: products with custom taxonomies, customers, subscriptions, order history, content, integrations, and SEO. Your WooCommerce store stays live until DNS cutover.
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Every WooCommerce plugin, custom function, theme hook, and page builder widget that touches commerce. We document what each one does, what breaks if it stops, and what replaces it in Shopify. Most plugin stacks shrink 50 to 70% post-migration because Shopify covers more natively and the app ecosystem is better consolidated.
WooCommerce categories, tags, attributes, and custom taxonomies don't map one-to-one to Shopify collections and tags. We build the translation layer carefully so navigation, filters, and URL structure survive. Product variations with variation-level SKUs migrate to Shopify variants with the 100-variant ceiling watched.
Full customer records with meta fields. Complete order history with line items and shipping metadata. WC Subscriptions data moves to Shopify Subscriptions or Recharge depending on complexity and retention flow needs. Customer passwords reset via transactional email, and we handle the comms flow so it doesn't damage the relationship.
Blog posts, landing pages, author archives, custom post types. WordPress content doesn't auto-translate to Shopify's blog. We handle it surgically, and can keep WordPress running headlessly as the content layer if that fits your editorial workflow better than Shopify native blogs.
ERP, 3PL, email, reviews, loyalty, subscriptions. WordPress permalink structures, category archives, and tag pages need specific redirect logic. Full 301 map built, tested, and monitored. Parallel environments, stakeholder UAT, DNS switch in a low-traffic window, on-call through the first 48 hours.
- Ship before product and customer data reconciles 1:1. If it doesn't match, we don't launch.
- Sign off on a redirect map we haven't tested. Every redirect runs through a crawler pre-launch.
- Force you off WordPress entirely if you don't need to. Headless WordPress plus Shopify Plus is often the right split.
- Run your migration as a side-project. Lead engineer, PM, and QA owner named and allocated on every migration.
Classic Shopify Plus is usually the right call at migration. Theme-based builds launch faster and cover the B2B, Markets, and Checkout Extensibility features most brands came for.
Hydrogen is the longer-term bet. You get design control and performance the theme layer can't match. For WooCommerce brands who want to keep WordPress as their editorial CMS, Hydrogen with headless WordPress is a clean split - Shopify owns commerce, WordPress owns content.
Phased path is often the answer: classic now, Hydrogen when the roadmap actually needs it. Migration is the wrong moment to over-scope.
Frequently Asked Questions about
WooCommerce to Shopify Plus Migration
If you have more questions, we're happy to answer them - just reach out.
How long does a WooCommerce to Shopify Plus migration take?
8 to 14 weeks for most mid-market WooCommerce stores. Stores with heavy plugin dependencies, WC Subscriptions at scale, or complex WordPress content structures sit at the longer end. Simpler installs skew shorter.
Will I lose SEO moving off WordPress?
Not if redirects are done properly. WordPress permalinks, category archives, and tag pages need specific mapping to Shopify's URL structure. We build the full 301 redirect map, test through a crawler pre-launch, migrate metadata and structured data, and monitor Search Console through the first four weeks post-launch.
What happens to WC Subscriptions?
Migrated to Shopify Subscriptions or Recharge depending on complexity and retention flow requirements. Active subscriptions preserve their billing cycle, customer data, and retention history. We handle the renewal comms and authentication flow so existing subscribers don't churn during the transition.
What about our WordPress blog content?
Migrated to Shopify's native blog or kept on WordPress as a headless content source. If your content workflow depends heavily on WordPress plugins or editorial process, a headless WordPress + Hydrogen setup often makes sense - Shopify handles commerce, WordPress handles content.
Can we keep WordPress for content and use Shopify for commerce?
Yes. Many WooCommerce brands migrating don't want to leave WordPress entirely - they're mostly leaving WooCommerce the plugin. A headless WordPress + Shopify Plus setup keeps your editorial team in WordPress and moves commerce logic to a platform that was built for it.
Do we stay on WooCommerce during the build?
Yes. Your WooCommerce store keeps running until DNS cutover. We build in parallel environments, migrate data in stages, and run a final data sync the night before launch. No sales pause, no downtime during the transition.