Variable products
WooCommerce variations become Shopify variants. Attributes beyond Shopify’s option limits are split or moved to metafields before import, not truncated.
Migration · WooCommerce → Shopify WooCommerce to Shopify,
WooCommerce to Shopify,
without the plugin debt.
Most WooCommerce stores we meet run on a stack of plugins, a hosting plan and a theme nobody wants to update. Moving to Shopify removes the server and security work, but only pays off if products, customers, history and URLs arrive intact.
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Typical duration 3–8 weeks
Data moved Products, variations, customers, orders, pages, blog
Quick answer
How do you migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify?
Export products with their variations, customers and orders from WooCommerce, map each field to Shopify’s product, variant and metafield model, import to a development store, rebuild plugin features with apps or custom code, then launch with a 301 redirect from every /product/ and /product-category/ URL to its new Shopify address.
- Typical duration
- 3–8 weeks
- Data moved
- Products, variations, customers, orders, pages, blog
- SEO
- 301 map for every indexed URL
- Downtime
- None — the old store runs until cut-over
What moves, and how
Custom fields
ACF and product meta map to Shopify metafields, so specs, care notes and size guides keep rendering in the new theme.
Order history
Past orders import as archived orders against the right customer, so lifetime value and reorder history survive.
Reviews
Product reviews export and re-import into a Shopify reviews app with their dates and ratings intact.
What does not move on its own
These need a decision, not a script.
Customer passwords
Passwords are hashed by WordPress and cannot be carried over. Customers get an account-activation email instead, timed with launch.
Plugin behaviour
Subscriptions, bookings, product add-ons and wholesale pricing plugins are rebuilt with a Shopify app or a small custom app — each one listed and priced in the scope.
Shortcodes in content
WordPress shortcodes in product descriptions render as raw text on Shopify, so they are cleaned or converted during import.
How your URLs will map
Each legacy pattern gets a 301 redirect to its Shopify equivalent, tested before the domain moves.
/product/<slug>/ /products/<handle> /product-category/<slug>/ /collections/<handle> /<page-slug>/ /pages/<handle> /<year>/<month>/<post>/ /blogs/news/<handle> Why ZaadBooks matters here
If your WooCommerce orders were exported to a spreadsheet for your accountant, that step ends here: the Shopify connector in ZaadBooks posts each paid order as a VAT invoice and each refund as a credit note.
Shopify × ZaadBooks Shopify connected
Shopify connected
to our accounting app.
ZaadBooks- Live
- Manual
- On the roadmap
- Order paid to Sales invoice: Every paid order becomes a VAT invoice. (Live)
- Refund to Credit note: Every refund becomes a credit note. (Live)
- Customer to Customer record: Customers are added automatically. (Live)
- Product to Inventory item: Products are added as stock items. (Live)
- Stock level to Shopify inventory: Send stock counts back to Shopify with one click. (Manual)
- Payout & fees to Bank reconciliation: Payout matching with your bank. Coming soon. (On the roadmap)
Questions WooCommerce:
WooCommerce:
common questions.
Will my WooCommerce SEO rankings survive the move to Shopify?
They should, if every indexed URL is redirected. We crawl the WooCommerce site, build a redirect for every product, category, page and post, carry meta titles and descriptions across, and monitor Search Console for 404s after launch.
Can my WooCommerce customers log in to Shopify with the same password?
No — WordPress password hashes cannot be imported into Shopify. Customer records, addresses and order history move; customers set a new password through an activation email we send at launch.
What happens to my WooCommerce plugins?
Each plugin is listed during the audit with its Shopify equivalent: a native feature, a Shopify app, or a small custom app. Many disappear because Shopify covers them natively, such as security, caching and basic SEO.
Is Shopify cheaper to run than WooCommerce?
Often, once hosting, security, plugin licences and developer time for updates are counted. Shopify has a monthly plan fee and app fees, but no server to maintain. We compare your actual running costs during the audit.
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