How to Migrate from Magento to Shopify Guide

Shopify’s popularity is noticeable. Over the years, the platform has won the hearts of eCommerce businesses of all types. The reasons are clear. It is straightforward to set up and use, even if you’re a beginner.

Apart from simplicity, the platform is very secure and advanced which makes it endearing among businesses like yours. This is why online stores want to have their presence on Shopify for the long run.

Considering Magento to Shopify migration? Read along with this guide to perform this process seamlessly and simply.

Set up a Shopify Account

As already mentioned, setting up Shopify is a no-sweat.

You can choose any plan depending on your stage of business growth and migration goals. Interestingly, Shopify offers a free setup for all its plans. Also, you can upgrade or downgrade whenever you feel the need.

Shopify offers different plans for different business stages. Make sure you select the domain protection and other relevant features to create a powerful website.

To set up your Shopify account, you need to choose a plan that best fits your business needs and fill out a form to help Shopify optimize your website accordingly.

Read about A Comprehensive Guide on eCommerce Migration to learn the migration process.

Create a Backup of your Store

Setting up a Shopify account is easy but migration tasks can be complex. The reason is that things can go wrong due to technical glitches in case you’re not careful. So, it’s always a smart idea to be ready for every possible challenge.

Before performing Magento to Shopify migration, saving the data of your existing store is the right choice. This backup will make sure the product database and customer information stored on your website don’t go missing during the migration process.

You can create a backup of your Magento store in this way:

● Navigate to the Admin sidebar
● Click “System” > “Tools” > “Backups”
● Select the type of backup you want to create for your data: System Backup, Database, and Media Backup, or Database Backup

Export Data from Magento

Decided? It’s now the time to pack your bags, put your entire online store’s data into files, and move to a new location.

Exporting data from Magento takes a few steps before you start the Magento to Shopify migration:

● Navigate to the Admin sidebar on your Magento Admin account
● Go to “System” > “Data Transfer” > “Export”
● Select which type of Export you want (Entity Type): Products, Customers Main File, or Customer Addresses
● If you’re going to use the “Import Store” app on Shopify, you need to click “XML” in the Export File Format drop-down menu. In case, you decide to go manual import, then select “CSV”

For each of the export types (Entity Type); i.e. Products, Customers Main File, or Customer Addresses; you need to go for the process separately. So, it can take some time, but as experts suggest, ‘migration is a process of patience.

When everything is done, you’ll receive a spreadsheet with your online store’s data. This spreadsheet is easy to understand by Shopify’s import codes for a smooth re-platforming.

Download the Store Import App

Shopify is smooth! You only need to access Shopify’s App Store to start your Magento to Shopify migration.

This is the place where you’ll find the app called “Import Store” that you need to perform the migration task. Download and install it. Make sure you have exported your online store’s data from Magento as well.

You can access the “Import Store” app on your Shopify admin page. Click “Apps” > “Import Store”. It will come up with a set of instructions to follow.

Import Data to Shopify

Finally, the time comes! It’s time to complete the Magento to Shopify migration process. Here’s how it’s done:

● On Shopify’s admin page, go to “Apps” > “Import Store”
● Choose Magento from the drop-down menu that opens
● Click “Add File” under the “Upload Files” option
● Select the spreadsheet file that you exported from Magento
● Click “Continue Import” > “Import”

Review Imported Data

Better to check for missing pieces? Yes, it’s a good idea! Shopify has very simple features to help you fill any gaps that occur after re-platforming.

You can use the admin page to access the “Products” or “Customers” option where you can manually add if any data is missing after Magento to Shopify migration.

Additionally, there might be some other issues post the process that you can tackle manually on Shopify:

● Need minor modifications in the data: On your import summary, click “View Items” and make the modifications you want.
● Fetch historical orders: You can receive this data in your Shopify’s Archive manually through Order API or via Shopify Apps.
● Need to publish some imported products: Sometimes, you can have some of your products hidden on your Magento online store. In that case, they can still stay hidden (unpublished) even after the import. You can publish these by resetting the product visibility on your Shopify store.
● Some products need correct dimensions: If the Magento to Shopify migration process disarranged the dimensions of some of your products, then you can manually correct each easily from the product description page.

You can tackle any migration technical issues if you have the correct way. 

Also Read Top Challenges in eCommerce Platform Migration and How to Overcome Them.