Move from WooCommerce to Shopify without losing your rankings
We move your products, customers, orders and URLs to Shopify, map every old URL to its new home, and keep your search traffic steady through launch. AI speeds up the heavy lifting, while our engineers plan, run and check every step.
What moves from WooCommerce to Shopify
Four groups of data make up your store. Here is how each one maps from WooCommerce to Shopify, so nothing gets left behind.
Products
Catalog, pricing and media
| WooCommerce | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Simple and variable products | → | Products with variants (up to 2,048 per product) |
| Attributes | → | Product options |
| Categories | → | Collections |
| Images, SKUs, stock, prices | → | Media, SKUs, inventory, prices |
| Custom fields | → | Metafields |
Customers
Accounts and addresses
| WooCommerce | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer accounts | → | Customer profiles |
| Billing and shipping addresses | → | Saved addresses |
| Marketing consent | → | Email subscription status |
| User roles and groups | → | Customer tags or segments |
| Passwords | → | Account invite to set a new one |
Orders
Sales history and promotions
| WooCommerce | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Past orders and line items | → | Historical orders linked to customers |
| Order status and totals | → | Fulfillment and payment status |
| Refunds and notes | → | Refunds and order notes |
| Coupons | → | Discount codes |
| Gift cards (plugin) | → | Shopify gift cards |
URLs and content
Pages, posts and SEO data
| WooCommerce | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| /product/ URLs | → | /products/ URLs with 301 redirects |
| /product-category/ URLs | → | /collections/ URLs with 301 redirects |
| Pages and blog posts | → | Pages and blog articles |
| SEO titles and meta descriptions | → | Search engine listing fields |
| Image alt text | → | Media alt text |
What needs a rebuild
Some things do not copy across. We plan these early so launch day has no surprises.
- Plugins are replaced with Shopify apps or built-in features.
- Custom code such as special pricing or checkout rules is rebuilt for Shopify.
- Subscriptions move to a Shopify subscription app, with a plan for active billing.
- Your theme is rebuilt or redesigned on a Shopify theme.
- Reviews are exported and imported into a Shopify review app.
- Customer passwords cannot be moved, so customers get an invite to set a new one.
How we protect your rankings
Shopify uses a fixed URL structure, so almost every WooCommerce URL changes. Rankings drop when those old URLs break. Our process makes sure they never do.
- Benchmark before we touch anythingWe crawl your store and export rankings, traffic and top landing pages from Google Search Console and Analytics.
- Build a 1:1 redirect mapEvery product, category, page and post URL gets a matching 301 redirect to its new Shopify URL.
- Keep titles, meta and contentSEO titles, meta descriptions, headings, product copy and image alt text move across unchanged.
- Carry over structured dataProduct, review and breadcrumb schema is set up on the new theme so rich results keep showing.
- Fix internal linksLinks inside descriptions, blog posts and menus are updated to the new URLs, not left on redirects.
- Launch and monitorWe submit the new sitemap, watch Search Console for errors and fix any 404s the moment they show up.
A short wobble in rankings for a few weeks after any platform move is normal. With a complete redirect map, traffic settles back to where it was.
A typical WooCommerce to Shopify migration timeline
This is how a mid-sized store moves over about six weeks. Your store keeps selling on WooCommerce the whole time, and we run a final data sync just before launch.
Up to about 1,000 products, a standard theme and few plugins.
Thousands of products, custom design and several apps to replace.
Large catalogs, B2B pricing, subscriptions or ERP integrations.
Faster with AI, led by our engineers
We use AI to speed up the slow parts of a migration: mapping product data, cleaning attributes, building the redirect list and running checks on thousands of URLs. That brings many projects in at the shorter end of these ranges. AI never runs your migration on its own. Virtina engineers plan every step, review every mapping and sign off before launch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a WooCommerce to Shopify migration take?
Most small stores move in 3 to 4 weeks. Mid-sized stores take 5 to 8 weeks, and large or heavily customized stores can take 8 to 12 weeks or more. Catalog size, custom features and design work are the main factors. AI-assisted data mapping and checks help us finish many projects faster, with our engineers leading every step.
Will I lose my Google rankings?
Not if the move is planned properly. We redirect every old URL to its new Shopify URL with a 301, keep your titles, meta descriptions and content, and monitor Search Console after launch. A short wobble for a few weeks is normal, then traffic settles.
Can customer passwords be migrated to Shopify?
No. Passwords are stored in encrypted form and Shopify cannot read WooCommerce passwords. We import every customer account and send an invite so customers can set a new password.
Will my order history move to Shopify?
Yes. Past orders move with their line items, totals, status and customer link. They are imported as history, so they do not charge customers again or send new order emails.
What happens to my WooCommerce plugins?
Each plugin is replaced with a Shopify app, a built-in Shopify feature or custom code. We list every plugin during the audit and agree on the replacement before the build starts.
Do I need to change my domain name?
No. You keep your domain. At launch we point it to Shopify, and the redirects make sure every old link still works.
How much does a WooCommerce to Shopify migration cost?
It depends on your product count, custom features, integrations and design needs. Share a few details about your store and we will send a free, itemized quote.
Can my store keep selling during the migration?
Yes. Your WooCommerce store stays live while we build on Shopify. Just before launch we run a final sync so new orders and customers are included.
Ready to move to Shopify?
Tell us about your store and get a free migration quote with a clear plan, timeline and redirect strategy.
Or call (888) 478-4799 or email sales@virtina.com
- Audit of your data, plugins and SEO
- Full list of what moves and what gets rebuilt
- Redirect plan to protect your rankings
- Timeline and itemized quote
