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WordPress to Shopify Migration | Everything You Need to Know

Written by: Nakul Vagadiya

Seamless WordPress to Shopify migration process illustration for ecommerce growth.

You've built something great on WordPress. Your store is running, orders are coming in, and your customers know your brand. But lately, you've been noticing something troubling: your website feels sluggish during peak hours, managing products feels cumbersome, and you're constantly dealing with plugin conflicts. You're not alone. Many ecommerce business owners who started on WordPress find themselves at a crossroads, wondering if it's time to move on. Here's the truth that every serious ecommerce entrepreneur needs to hear: WordPress was never designed for ecommerce, and staying with WooCommerce might be costing you more revenue than you realize. This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything you need to know about migrating from WordPress to Shopify, including why you should consider it, how much it costs, what challenges to expect, and exactly how to do it right.

Why WordPress Falls Short for Serious Ecommerce Operations

The Problem With WordPress as an Ecommerce Foundation

Let's start with the uncomfortable truth: WordPress is a content management system first and an ecommerce platform second. It was created in 2003 as a blogging tool, and while it has evolved significantly, its core architecture was never optimized for the demands of modern online retail.

When you add ecommerce functionality to WordPress through WooCommerce, you're essentially bolting on features to a system that wasn't designed to handle them natively. WooCommerce works by adding layers of plugins on top of WordPress's foundation, and each plugin adds code, database queries, and potential compatibility issues. According to recent data, over 810 million websites used WordPress in 2024, yet only a portion of these are serious ecommerce operations. For those that are, the limitations become increasingly apparent as the business scales.

The Core Issue: Plugin Dependency Creates a Fragile Ecosystem

WordPress relies entirely on third-party plugins for ecommerce functionality. A typical WordPress ecommerce store might use WooCommerce (the core plugin), along with dozens of additional plugins for shipping, inventory management, payment processing, email marketing, and customer support. While plugins extend functionality, they also create what industry experts refer to as a "fragmented tech stack." Each plugin:

  • Adds extra code that slows down your site

  • Creates potential conflicts with other plugins during updates

  • Introduces security vulnerabilities if not properly maintained

  • Requires individual licenses and subscriptions

  • Increases your ongoing maintenance burden

Research shows that even a 1-second delay in load time can reduce conversions by 7%. For ecommerce businesses where every click matters, this performance penalty is significant. The problem compounds when you consider that your WordPress database stores everything together, blog posts, pages, and product data all in the same MySQL database. As your product catalog grows, queries slow down, the admin panel lags, and simple operations like updating inventory start taking noticeable time.

Scalability Nightmares: What Happens When You Get Successful

Here's an ironic problem: your success creates technical challenges. When you experience a traffic spike—whether from a flash sale, influencer mention, or Black Friday promotion—your WordPress site may struggle. Without sophisticated load balancing, CDN integration, and aggressive caching, WordPress sites running on shared hosting or basic VPS plans simply cannot handle massive concurrent requests. Your site crashes or becomes painfully slow precisely when you need it most.

This isn't a minor inconvenience. It directly impacts revenue. When your checkout page times out during your biggest sales event, you don't just lose that transaction—you lose customer trust and future sales.

Mobile Commerce and User Experience Limitations

Mobile commerce now accounts for over 60% of all ecommerce traffic, with some sources indicating mobile drives 75% of Shopify purchases. While WordPress themes are technically responsive, responsiveness isn't the same as optimization. Mobile shoppers expect fast load times, one-click checkout options, and seamless payment processing.

Creating this kind of mobile-first experience on WordPress typically requires multiple plugins, custom mobile themes, or headless implementations—all adding development overhead. Dedicated ecommerce platforms, by contrast, offer superior mobile UX out of the box.

The Cost of Complexity: Your Real Operating Expenses

Many business owners believe WordPress is "free" because the platform itself costs nothing. This is a dangerous misconception. The true cost includes:

  • Premium hosting to handle traffic ($50-$300+/month)

  • Security plugins and SSL certificates ($50-$200/year)

  • Performance optimization tools and caching ($20-$100/month)

  • Premium WooCommerce extensions for advanced features ($50-$500+/month)

  • Developer time for customizations and troubleshooting (often $50-$150/hour)

In practice, a WordPress store costs $200-$400 per month just to run properly, often more if you need custom development. Add this up annually, and you're spending $2,400-$4,800 on platform infrastructure alone. By the time you factor in the time you spend managing updates, dealing with issues, and optimizing performance, the "free" platform suddenly becomes expensive.

The Shopify Alternative: Why Forward-Thinking Businesses Are Making the Switch

Market Reality: Shopify's Dominance Tells a Story

The market has spoken. Shopify holds 26.2% of all ecommerce sites, compared to WooCommerce's 20.1%, but the picture is clearer at the enterprise level. Among high-traffic websites, Shopify dominates with 28.8% market share versus 18.2% for WooCommerce. This isn't random. Shopify currently powers more than 1.7 million businesses worldwide, and the platform supports 3.9 million live websites. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, the number of Shopify stores tripled, with over 2.5 million new stores launching between March 2020 and January 2022—a 201.53% increase.

What this growth reveals is that serious ecommerce businesses recognize Shopify's value.

Why Business Owners Choose Shopify

Tameta Tech expert developers planning a secure WordPress to Shopify migration.

1. True All-in-One Solution With Built-In Infrastructure

Unlike WordPress, Shopify is an ecommerce platform designed from the ground up for selling online. Your subscription includes:

  • Reliable web hosting optimized for commerce

  • SSL certificates (automatically renewed)

  • Automatic security updates and patches

  • PCI DSS compliance for payment security

  • Automatic backups

  • 24/7 infrastructure monitoring

You don't have to arrange these separately or worry about whether your hosting provider is maintaining standards. Shopify handles it all.

2. Exceptional Mobile-First Design

Shopify themes are built with mobile commerce in mind. Every template is responsive, fast-loading, and optimized for conversion on mobile devices. The checkout process, in particular, is streamlined for small screens. Features like Shop Pay offer a fast, one-click checkout experience that reduces cart abandonment.

The impact is measurable. Shopify stores achieve average mobile checkout completion rates of 44%, while the top 10% of stores achieve 63.9% or better. Mobile accounts for 66% of Shopify merchant transactions and 7.1 billion monthly browsing sessions on the platform.

3. No Plugin Chaos—Curated App Ecosystem

Shopify's App Store offers over 8,000 apps and integrations, all of which undergo quality checks. These aren't community-built, potentially unstable plugins—they're vetted solutions that integrate seamlessly. Whether you need email marketing, loyalty programs, inventory management, or CRM integration, the app is designed to work with Shopify's architecture.

4. Built-In SEO Optimization

Shopify includes built-in SEO features without requiring additional plugins:

  • Editable title tags and meta descriptions

  • Clean, crawlable code

  • Automatic XML sitemaps

  • Optimized URL structures

  • Mobile-friendly indexing

For WooCommerce, you typically need additional plugins like Yoast SEO, which adds bloat and complexity. Shopify simplifies this process.

5. Unlimited Products and Intelligent Inventory Management

Shopify allows unlimited product listings. You can add variants (size, color, etc.), track inventory in real time, and even use automated inventory forecasting that predicts stock needs based on sales trends. For growing businesses managing large catalogs, this scalability is essential.

6. Simplified Payment Processing

Shopify integrates with over 100 payment gateways worldwide, including PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Pay, and Shopify Payments. Shopify Payments eliminates third-party transaction fees and streamlines the merchant account setup. For international sellers, multi-currency checkout is available, allowing customers to pay in their local currency.

The average conversion rate for Shopify stores is 3.1%, but the top 10% of stores achieve 4.7% conversion rates. Part of this success is due to simplified, optimized checkout processes.

7. Powerful Built-In Marketing Tools

Unlike WordPress, where you need separate tools for email marketing, abandoned cart recovery, and discount management, Shopify includes these tools natively. You can create campaigns, set up promotional codes, and track marketing performance without third-party apps.

The True Cost of Shopify Migration: What You'll Actually Pay

Breaking Down Shopify Subscription Costs

Shopify offers tiered pricing designed for different business sizes:

Plan

Monthly Cost

Best For

Basic Shopify

$39 (with 25% yearly discount)

Individuals and small businesses

Shopify Plan

$105 (with 25% yearly discount)

Small to mid-size businesses

Advanced Shopify

$399 (with 25% yearly discount)

Medium to large businesses

Shopify Plus

Starting at $2,000/month

Enterprise and high-volume operations

Honest comparison: If you're currently spending $200-$400/month on WordPress hosting, plugins, and security, the Basic or Shopify Plan represents a shift in cost structure, not necessarily an increase. You're paying more upfront for platform services, but you're not paying separately for hosting, SSL, backups, or security updates.

The Full Cost Picture: What Actually Goes Into Migration

Most business owners underestimate the total cost of migration. Here's a realistic breakdown:

1. Data Migration

The complexity and cost depend on your store size:

  • Small stores (under 100 products): Free to $300 using migration apps like Cart2Cart or LitExtension

  • Medium stores (100-1,000 products): $300-$1,000

  • Large stores (1,000+ products): $1,000-$5,000+

Professional migration services cost more upfront but reduce risk: typically $10,000-$20,000 as a fixed rate, or $20-$55 per hour depending on your location and developer experience.

2. Store Setup and Customization

A basic store setup costs $500-$2,000. However, if you want a custom design that matches your brand, expect $2,500-$25,000 depending on complexity and the developer's expertise level.

3. Shopify Theme

  • Free themes: $0

  • Premium themes: $150-$350 (one-time cost, though many have annual fees)

4. Apps and Integrations

Budget approximately $20-$100 per month for essential apps once you've migrated. This includes tools for email marketing, inventory management, customer support, and analytics.

5. Domain Management

If you're transferring your existing domain: Free (though Shopify charges a renewal fee of $10-$14 annually to maintain it)
If you're purchasing a new domain: $10-$15/year

Sample Budget for Small-to-Medium Business

Here's what a realistic first-year cost looks like:

Item

Cost

Shopify Plan (annual)

$945-$1,260

Professional Data Migration

$10,000-$15,000

Store Customization/Setup

$2,000-$5,000

Premium Theme

$200-$350

Monthly Apps (annual average)

$240-$1,200

Domain Transfer/Renewal

$50-$150

TOTAL FIRST YEAR

$13,435-$23,160

 

Important Note: This looks expensive in isolation, but consider what you're getting: a professional, scalable ecommerce platform with zero downtime, enterprise-level security, 24/7 support, and infrastructure that grows with your business. Compare this to ongoing costs on WordPress, including developer time spent fixing issues, performance problems costing you lost revenue, and eventual large-scale optimization projects.

Step-by-Step: How to Migrate From WordPress to Shopify

Phase 1: Planning and Preparation (2-3 weeks)

Step 1: Conduct a Complete Data Audit

Before you migrate anything, understand what you're moving:

  • How many products do you have?

  • How many customer records exist?

  • What order history needs to transfer?

  • How many blog posts and pages do you have?

  • What third-party integrations are currently active?

  • What custom fields or product attributes are you using?

This audit determines your migration timeline and complexity. According to migration timelines:

  • Small stores (under 100 products): 1-2 weeks

  • Medium stores (100-1,000 products): 2-4 weeks

  • Large stores (1,000+ products): 4-8 weeks or more

Step 2: Choose Your Migration Method

You have three options:

  1. DIY Using Migration Apps (Cart2Cart, LitExtension): Free to a few hundred dollars. Best for small stores with limited custom features. You maintain control but handle all testing and troubleshooting.

  2. Professional Migration Service: $10,000-$20,000 fixed or $20-$55/hour. Recommended for stores with 500+ products, complex integrations, or custom features. The agency handles everything, minimizing risk.

  3. Hybrid Approach: Use a migration app for core data, then hire a developer to handle custom features and optimization.

Remember: Rushing the migration method choice is expensive. Choosing the wrong approach can result in duplicate data, broken redirects, lost SEO rankings, and customer information errors.

Step 3: Back Up Everything

Create complete backups of:

  • Your WordPress database

  • All files and media

  • All plugin configurations

  • A copy of your current store's functionality documentation

If something goes wrong during migration, you need to be able to restore. Professional backup services like UpdraftPlus make this simple.

Phase 2: Setting Up Your Shopify Store (1 week)

Step 1: Create Your Shopify Account

  • Visit Shopify.com and start your free trial

  • Enter your store name, email, and password

  • Choose your Shopify plan based on your business size and monthly revenue projections.

  • Complete the initial setup by adding your business address and payment information.

Step 2: Choose and Customize Your Theme

  • Browse Shopify's theme store

  • Choose a theme that matches your brand aesthetic

  • Customize colors, fonts, and layout using the theme editor

  • Don't worry about perfect styling yet—you can refine this after migration

Step 3: Set Up Basic Store Settings

Configure these in your Shopify admin:

  • Taxes: Enter tax rates for your location and any regions where you sell

  • Payments: Activate payment gateways (Shopify Payments, PayPal, Stripe, etc.)

  • Shipping: Set up shipping zones and rates

  • Notifications: Configure order confirmation and shipping notification emails

Phase 3: Migrating Your Data (Timeline depends on store size)

Step 1: Export and Format Your Product Data

From WordPress, export products as a CSV file:

  1. Install the "Import Export Suite for WooCommerce" plugin

  2. Go to the plugin's export section

  3. Select products and export as CSV

  4. Review the CSV to ensure required fields (product name, description, price, SKU, images) are complete

  5. Map your product data to Shopify's required format

Shopify requires specific column headers. A professional migration service handles this mapping automatically; DIY migrations require careful attention.

Step 2: Import Products to Shopify

  1. Log in to your Shopify admin

  2. Go to Products > Import

  3. Upload your formatted CSV file

  4. Shopify will validate the data and flag any errors

  5. Complete the import

  6. Verify a sample of products to ensure accuracy

Pro Tip: Don't import all 1,000 products at once if you're doing this manually. Start with a test batch of 50-100 products, verify everything worked correctly, then import the rest. This prevents having to redo the entire import if there's a formatting error.

Step 3: Migrate Customer Data

  1. Export customer records from WordPress using the same plugin

  2. Format the CSV to match Shopify's customer import requirements (email, first name, last name, address, etc.)

  3. In Shopify admin, go to Customers > Import customers

  4. Upload your CSV file

  5. Verify customer records appear correctly

Step 4: Transfer Order History

This step is critical for customer retention and analytics:

  1. Export orders from WordPress

  2. Import to Shopify (optional for established customers, but recommended)

  3. Verify that historical order data is accessible and accurate

Many migration services include order history transfer to maintain customer context.

Step 5: Migrate Blog Posts and Pages

If you have valuable blog content:

  1. Export WordPress pages as HTML or XML

  2. Create equivalent pages in Shopify (under Online Store > Pages)

  3. Copy content and images

  4. Update internal links to point to Shopify URLs

  5. Set up 301 redirects from old WordPress URLs to new Shopify URLs

Critical: SEO migration requires careful URL mapping. Every product URL that changes needs a 301 redirect, or you lose search engine rankings. This is why many businesses hire professionals for this step.

Phase 4: Pre-Launch Testing (1-2 weeks)

Step 1: Comprehensive Data Verification

Check for:

  • Product count matches (WordPress vs. Shopify)

  • Price accuracy (spot-check 20-30 products)

  • Image completeness (are all product images present?)

  • Customer records (do customer emails and addresses match?)

  • Order history (can you view past orders?)

  • Duplicate records (are there any duplicate products or customer entries?)

Step 2: Functionality Testing

  • Add products to cart

  • Test checkout process on both desktop and mobile

  • Test payment processing (use Shopify's test mode)

  • Test shipping calculations

  • Test coupon codes and discounts

  • Verify that email notifications are sent correctly

Step 3: SEO Verification

  • Check that meta titles and descriptions are intact

  • Verify 301 redirects are working (use a tool like Redirect Checker)

  • Submit your new sitemap to Google Search Console

  • Check for broken links

Step 4: Performance Testing

  • Test page load speeds using Google PageSpeed Insights

  • Verify the site performs well on mobile devices

  • Test under simulated high-traffic conditions

Remember: This phase reveals issues that can be fixed before going live. Rushing through testing is a false economy. One broken payment gateway or missing product image costs more in lost sales than the time spent testing.

Phase 5: Going Live and Post-Migration (1 week)

Step 1: Update Your Domain

You have two options:

Option A: Transfer Your Domain to Shopify

This is recommended because Shopify handles DNS management and ensures seamless operation.

  1. Unlock your domain at your current registrar

  2. Get your authorization (EPP) code

  3. In Shopify admin, go to Settings > Domains > Transfer Domain

  4. Enter your domain name and EPP code

  5. Approve the verification email

  6. Transfer typically completes in 5-7 days

Option B: Point Your Domain to Shopify

If you prefer to keep your domain at your current registrar, you can simply update your DNS records to point to Shopify. Shopify provides specific DNS records to add to your registrar's control panel.

Step 2: Monitor Your Store's First Week

Once live:

  • Monitor analytics to ensure traffic is being tracked correctly

  • Watch for customer support emails indicating any issues

  • Check Google Search Console for crawl errors

  • Monitor sales and conversion rates (compare to your WordPress baseline)

  • Fix any issues that customers report immediately

Step 3: Optimize Post-Migration

Within 30 days:

  • Analyze customer behavior using Shopify analytics

  • Optimize product pages that aren't converting well

  • Refine checkout process if you notice abandonment issues

  • Test marketing integrations (email, social media, ads)

  • Consider A/B testing your store design

Important: Allow 4-8 weeks for search engine rankings to fully stabilize after migration. Some temporary ranking fluctuations are normal. Focus on making sure your content and technical SEO are properly optimized.

Common Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Challenge 1: Design and User Experience Transition

The Problem: WordPress allowed custom design freedom. Shopify themes, while professional, have limitations. Your store might look different, and some custom features might not translate directly.

The Solution:

  • Choose a Shopify theme that's closest to your WordPress design

  • Hire a Shopify theme customizer if you need exact visual replication

  • Focus on functionality and conversion over pixel-perfect design matching

  • Test user experience thoroughly with actual customers before full launch

  • Remember that a clean, professional Shopify store often converts better than a highly customized but slow WordPress site

Challenge 2: Third-Party Integration Compatibility

The Problem: Your WordPress store might integrate with specialized tools (ERP systems, accounting software, fulfillment centers) that don't have Shopify apps.

The Solution:

  • Audit all current integrations before migration

  • Check if Shopify apps or middleware solutions exist for critical tools

  • Plan custom API integrations if necessary (hire a developer)

  • Some integrations work better with Shopify than WordPress—this is often a net gain

  • Use tools like Zapier as a bridge for integrations that don't have direct Shopify support

Challenge 3: Temporary Traffic and Conversion Dips

The Problem: Some stores experience lower traffic and conversion rates after migration. This can happen due to URL structure changes, temporary ranking fluctuations, or user confusion with the new design.

The Solution:

  • Set up 301 redirects for all product URLs to preserve SEO value

  • Submit your new sitemap to Google immediately

  • Monitor Google Search Console for crawl errors and fix them

  • Audit your store's user experience and improve weak product pages

  • Check your pricing strategy and checkout process—make sure both are optimized

  • Give yourself 30-60 days before assessing success

  • Focus on improving conversion rates through A/B testing and optimization

  • Make sure your store has an intuitive UI, a simple checkout process, and clear product descriptions

Challenge 4: Blog and Content Migration

The Problem: WordPress excels at content management. While Shopify has blogging capabilities, migrating a large blog involves time and complexity.

The Solution:

  • Prioritize your top-performing blog posts (those with traffic and links)

  • Migrate these with full 301 redirects to preserve SEO value

  • Consider keeping your WordPress blog running on a subdomain for older content (rarely accessed)

  • Use Shopify's blog feature for all new content going forward

  • Update internal links to point to new URLs on Shopify

Challenge 5: Data Loss or Duplication Errors

The Problem: Poor migration execution can result in missing product data, duplicate customer records, or incorrect order information.

The Solution:

  • Use professional migration services for complex stores—they have systems to prevent errors

  • Run a demo migration first to identify issues before the full migration

  • Implement thorough pre-launch testing to catch data discrepancies

  • Maintain complete backups throughout the process

  • Have a rollback plan if something goes seriously wrong

  • For critical data, verify spot-checks of 5-10% of imported records manually

Key Statistics: Why the Data Supports Your Migration Decision

Understanding these numbers reinforces why forward-thinking ecommerce businesses choose Shopify:

Platform Adoption and Growth:

  • Shopify powers 1.7 million businesses globally

  • Shopify holds 26.2% market share in ecommerce (vs. 20.1% for WooCommerce)

  • Among high-traffic sites, Shopify dominates at 28.8% (vs. 18.2% for WooCommerce)

  • During 2020-2022, the Shopify store count tripled (201.53% increase)

Conversion and Performance:

  • Average Shopify store conversion rate: 3.1% (top 10%: 4.7%)

  • Mobile commerce: 66-79% of orders on Shopify

  • Average mobile checkout completion: 44% (top 10%: 63.9%)

  • Desktop checkout completion: 45.2% average (top 20%: 58.7%)

Mobile-First Reality:

  • Mobile commerce accounts for 75% of ecommerce sales

  • A 2.2-second reduction in load time increases conversions by 15.4%

  • Mobile shoppers abandon sites that take more than 3 seconds to load

These statistics illustrate a critical point: platform choice directly impacts your bottom line. A business that optimizes for mobile (as Shopify does) beats a business struggling with mobile optimization (as WordPress-based stores often do).

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Tips and Best Practices for a Successful Migration

Tip 1: Start with a comprehensive data audit. You can't migrate what you haven't properly inventoried. Know exactly what you have before you move it.

Tip 2: Don't rush the migration timeline. A properly executed migration takes 4-8 weeks for medium-sized stores. Attempting to compress this creates problems that cost far more time to fix later.

Tip 3: Invest in professional migration if your store has 500+ products, complex integrations, or custom features. The $10,000-$20,000 investment protects your data and reduces risk.

Tip 4: Test thoroughly before going live. A 1% conversion rate loss across 10,000 monthly visitors costs $3,000-$5,000 in lost revenue monthly. Testing costs time, not money.

Tip 5: Set up 301 redirects for every product URL that changes. This single step preserves your search engine rankings and prevents losing organic traffic.

Tip 6: Don't migrate your entire blog. Prioritize top-performing content with traffic and links. Older, low-traffic blog posts can remain on an archived WordPress site.

Tip 7: Use the first 30 days post-migration for optimization, not business-as-usual. Analyze user behavior, optimize weak pages, and refine your checkout process.

Tip 8: Choose your Shopify plan based on your revenue, not your product count. Shopify's unlimited products mean all plans work for large catalogs—the difference is features and support.

Tip 9: Leverage the Shopify App Store for integrations rather than trying custom development. Most common needs have vetted apps that work reliably.

Tip 10: Consider hiring a Shopify-certified expert for the migration itself. Certification means they have proven expertise and can often complete migrations faster and more reliably than generalist developers.

Choosing the Right Partner: What to Look for in a Shopify Migration Agency

If you decide to hire help (which we recommend for stores with significant complexity), look for:

  1. Proven Experience: Ask for case studies and references from businesses similar to yours in size and industry.

  2. Certification: Shopify has certified partners and developers. This designation means they've passed Shopify's training and standards.

  3. Data Integrity Focus: They should clearly explain their approach to preventing data loss, duplicates, and corruption.

  4. SEO Expertise: Migration partners should understand 301 redirects, URL mapping, and SEO preservation. This knowledge is critical.

  5. Post-Migration Support: Good agencies offer 30-60 days of free support after launch to fix issues and optimize performance.

  6. Transparent Pricing: Avoid agencies with vague pricing. You should know the costs upfront.

  7. Communication: You should feel comfortable asking questions and receiving regular updates during the migration process.

  8. References and Reviews: Check Google reviews, Shopify partner listings, and industry reputation.

Data transfer dashboard showing successful WordPress to Shopify migration results.

FAQ’S

1. What is WordPress to Shopify migration?

  • WordPress to Shopify migration means moving your existing WordPress or WooCommerce store (products, customers, orders, content, and design elements) to the Shopify platform. It includes exporting data from WordPress, importing it into Shopify, rebuilding key pages, setting up apps and payments, and adding redirects so your SEO, traffic, and users move smoothly with you.

2. How long does it take to migrate from WordPress to Shopify?

  • For a small store with under 100 products, a basic migration usually takes 1–2 weeks. Medium stores with 100–1,000 products often need 2–4 weeks. Large or complex shops with many products, custom features, or integrations can take 4–8 weeks or more, especially if you include redesign, testing, and SEO checks before launch.

3. What data can be migrated from WordPress to Shopify?

  • You can migrate the most important ecommerce data: products (titles, descriptions, prices, images, variants, categories), customers, order history, basic pages (About, Contact), and many blog posts. Design and theme code cannot be “copied” directly, so layouts are usually rebuilt with a Shopify theme. Some plugin-specific data or custom fields may need manual handling or custom scripts.

4. Will I lose my SEO rankings when I move to Shopify?

  • You do not have to lose SEO rankings if migration is handled carefully. The key steps are: keeping similar URL structures where possible, setting 301 redirects from old WordPress URLs to new Shopify URLs, moving or rewriting important content, and resubmitting sitemaps in Google Search Console. Proper redirects and on‑page optimisation help preserve rankings and organic traffic.

5. How much does a WordPress to Shopify migration cost?

  • Costs vary based on store size and complexity. A simple migration using apps and a basic theme can cost a few hundred dollars, plus your Shopify subscription. Professional agency migrations often range from $1,000–$5,000 for small/medium stores and $5,000+ for large or heavily customised sites. Extra work, like custom design, apps, or integrations, increases the budget.

Conclusion

Migrating from WordPress to Shopify isn't a decision to take lightly, but for most serious ecommerce businesses, it's the right one. The data is clear: Shopify powers more high-revenue stores, achieves better conversion rates, and provides the infrastructure needed to scale without constant technical headaches.

WordPress works fine if you're running a small hobby store with minimal traffic. But if you're serious about growing revenue, providing an excellent customer experience, and building an ecommerce business that doesn't consume all your technical attention, Shopify is the platform to consider.

The migration process is straightforward when properly planned and executed. Yes, it requires investment—both money and time. But the return comes in improved site performance, better customer experience, lower operational stress, and ultimately, higher conversion rates and revenue.

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