# Shopify to WooCommerce migration URL: https://intelligizedigital.com/migrations/shopify-to-woocommerce/ Updated: 2026-10-23 Summary: We move your Shopify catalogue, customers, orders and content to WooCommerce on hosting you control, replace each app and redirect every old URL. Migration ## Own the code. Keep every customer. Shopify WooCommerce WP Engine partner We move your Shopify catalogue, customers, order history and content into WooCommerce on hosting you control, swap each app for a plugin or custom code, and redirect every /products/ and /collections/ address. Book a free 30-min audit What changes - **6–9 wks** Typical move, rehearsal included. - **from $14k** Fixed quote after the audit. - **Every app** Matched to a plugin or rebuilt. - **Every URL** Mapped to a 301 redirect. Shopify → WooCommerce ### What moves, what changes, what we rebuild We sort every item into one of these three columns before we quote. #### Moves across scripted Exported, mapped and imported by script. **Products & variants** prices, SKUs, stock, images **Customers** with addresses and consent **Order history** as completed orders **Pages & articles** with SEO titles #### Changes shape mapped Same data, a different home on WooCommerce. **URL structure** every path redirected **Collections** categories and filters **Checkout** the WooCommerce Checkout block **Payments** Stripe, PayPal or WooPayments #### We rebuild new build Built fresh, because it cannot be copied. **Theme** a block theme **Apps** plugins or custom code **Hosting** managed WordPress hosting **Shopify Flow** scheduled actions or webhooks The real trade ### Shopify to WooCommerce: gains and trade-offs On Shopify you rent a very good shop. On WooCommerce you own the building, and owning cuts both ways. You gain the code, the database and the freedom to change anything: checkout fields, product logic, how content and products mix on one page. Monthly app fees often drop, because many Shopify apps have a one-off or free plugin equivalent. Content-heavy brands get WordPress’s editor, which is still the nicest place to write long pages. You take on hosting, updates, backups and security. Someone has to update plugins every month and test the checkout after. If that someone is you at 11pm, it isn’t a saving. We usually pair this route with managed hosting from partners like [WP Engine](https://intelligizedigital.com/partners/wp-engine/) or [Nexcess](https://intelligizedigital.com/partners/nexcess/), and a monthly [care plan](https://intelligizedigital.com/services/support-maintenance/). #### When we’d advise against it If your team is small, your catalogue is standard and you’re mostly unhappy about one app’s price, stay on Shopify and swap the app. Moving platform to save a monthly fee rarely adds up once you count hosting and maintenance. On Shopify you rent a very good shop. On WooCommerce you own the building, roof included. How we explain this route Hosting **yours now** Monthly app fees **often lower** Upkeep **monthly, planned** Route notes ### Where this route needs care The sticking points we plan for on Shopify to WooCommerce. Plan early #### Hosting becomes yours Shopify ran the servers; now someone has to. We set up managed WordPress hosting with backups, caching and updates. Some planning #### Gift cards and store credit Codes cannot be exported whole, so balances are re-issued and customers are told before launch. Plan early #### Subscriptions Saved cards move only where the payment provider supports a token migration; otherwise subscribers confirm their details again. What you now own ### Jobs Shopify did that become yours None of these are hard, but each needs an owner and a calendar slot. We set them all up before launch. Hosting #### Servers sized for your traffic, not the average We pick managed WordPress hosting with staging, daily backups and server caching, sized for your peak day, not a quiet Tuesday. A store doing a big sale on a cheap shared host is the most common WooCommerce failure we’re called in to fix. Updates #### Monthly Core, WooCommerce and plugins updated on staging first, checkout tested, then pushed live. 1× a month Security #### Firewall and logins A web application firewall, two-factor logins for admins and limited admin accounts. Payments #### PCI handled by the gateway Stripe, PayPal or WooPayments take the card details, so card data never touches your server. Speed #### Caching that respects carts Pages cached, cart and checkout left alone, images served in modern formats. Backups #### Restores you’ve actually tested Daily backups are only useful if a restore works. We test one before launch and write down how. Emails #### Order emails that arrive WordPress sends email badly by default. We route order emails through a proper sending service and check they land in inboxes. SEO ### Every old URL, sent somewhere useful Shopify paths are fixed: /products/, /collections/, /pages/ and /blogs/. WooCommerce lets us choose the permalinks, so we keep them short and send each old Shopify address to its new home with a server-level 301. **Crawl before** Every indexed URL on the old store listed. **Map and test** Each row checked before DNS moves. **Titles kept** Page titles and meta copied where they rank. **Crawl after** Compared, gaps fixed in the first weeks. Cutover ### Cutover night, rehearsed first T−7 days #### Rehearsal Full test move onto the new host, signed off. T−2 h #### Freeze Shopify checkout paused at your quietest hour. T−1 h #### Final delta Orders and customers since the rehearsal moved across. T 0 #### Domain DNS pointed at the new host, SSL issued, redirects live. T+1 h #### Checks Test orders, payment, emails and the crawl compared. Common mistakes ### Shopify to WooCommerce mistakes that cost the most Flip each card for the cost and the fix. Mistake 01 #### Copying the Shopify URL structure blindly Setting WooCommerce permalinks to imitate /products/ and /collections/ feels safe. **What it costs, and the fix** It can work, but nested Shopify paths like /collections/mugs/products/blue-mug still need redirects. We decide the permalink scheme on purpose and redirect every variation. Mistake 02 #### Choosing hosting on price A cheap shared plan looks fine with no traffic on staging. **What it costs, and the fix** It falls over on the first email campaign. We size hosting from your real peak traffic and order volume. Mistake 03 #### Installing a plugin for every app Each Shopify app gets a plugin twin, so the new store starts with 50 plugins. **What it costs, and the fix** Slow pages and monthly update risk. We match on the job each app does, and often one plugin or a few lines of code covers three apps. Mistake 04 #### Forgetting Shopify Flow Flow workflows ran in the background: tagging VIPs, alerting on low stock, hiding sold-out items. **What it costs, and the fix** They stop on launch day and nobody notices for weeks. We list each Flow and rebuild it as a scheduled action or webhook. Mistake 05 #### Leaving gift card balances behind Shopify gift card codes can’t be exported whole. **What it costs, and the fix** Customers turn up with a code that doesn’t work. We export live balances and re-issue them in a WooCommerce gift card plugin, with an email first. Mistake 06 #### No plan for updates Launch day is treated as the finish line. **What it costs, and the fix** Six months later a plugin update breaks checkout. We agree an update routine and owner before launch. Pricing ### Shopify to WooCommerce, priced up front Typical ranges. Your fixed quote follows the free audit, and nothing is billed before you agree it. Core #### Store move from $14k 6–8 weeks - Up to 5,000 products - Customers and order history - Every 301 redirect mapped Scope this Most chosen #### Store + block theme from $26k 8–10 weeks - Block theme built for the store - Apps replaced one for one - Two weeks of post-launch fixes Scope this Larger #### Store + hosting + care Custom quote Scoped after the audit - Managed hosting set up - Monthly updates and backups - Phased cutover Scope this Glossary ### WordPress and WooCommerce terms for Shopify people If your team has only ever used Shopify, these are the new words. WordPress Plugin An add-on installed on your own site, the WordPress version of a Shopify app. You update it yourself. WordPress Block theme A modern WordPress theme edited with blocks in the site editor, much like Shopify sections. WordPress Permalink The URL pattern for posts, pages and products. Unlike Shopify, you choose it. WooCommerce Product attribute A property like colour or size. Global attributes are shared across products and can drive filters. WooCommerce Variable product A product with variations, the WooCommerce version of a Shopify product with variants. Hosting Staging site A private copy of your store where updates and changes are tested before they go live. Questions ### Shopify to WooCommerce, answered Anything else, ask on the audit call. Ask an engineer Not answered here? Ask on the free 30-minute audit call. An engineer replies within one business day. Book a free 30-min audit [Or email hello@intelligizedigital.com](mailto:hello@intelligizedigital.com) Quick facts - **Based in Delhi, India** Working across time zones, with written weekly updates. - **Fixed quote first** Nothing is billed before you agree it. - **You own it** The code, workflows and accounts are yours. - **Stores and ERPs** Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and Adobe Commerce, with NetSuite, SAP Business One, Odoo and Dynamics 365. [See all questions](https://intelligizedigital.com/faq/) ### Why would a store leave Shopify for WooCommerce? Usually for control: owning the code and data, fewer monthly app fees, or a content-heavy site that already lives in WordPress. The audit will tell you if staying on Shopify is the better call. ### Where will the store be hosted? On managed WordPress hosting. Intelligize Digital is a WP Engine and Nexcess partner, or we can set it up on a host you already use. ### Can we keep Shopify Payments rates? No. Shopify Payments only works on Shopify. We set up Stripe, PayPal or WooPayments and compare the fees in the audit. ### Will customers need new passwords? Yes. Password hashes cannot move between platforms, so customers get a branded invite and set a new password in one step. ### What happens to our Shopify apps? Every app is listed in the audit and matched to a plugin, a WooCommerce feature or custom code. ### Can WooCommerce keep our Shopify URLs? Partly. WooCommerce permalinks are configurable, so product and category bases can be set close to Shopify’s. Nested and variant URLs still need 301 redirects, which we map one by one. ### What replaces Shopify Flow? Scheduled actions, webhooks or a small custom plugin, depending on the workflow. Each Flow is listed in the audit and rebuilt or retired. ### Who updates WooCommerce after launch? You can, or we can on a monthly care plan. Either way, updates go to a staging site first and the checkout is tested before anything goes live. ### Will our store be slower on WooCommerce? It doesn’t have to be. With managed hosting, page caching and a lean block theme, WooCommerce stores load quickly. The common cause of slow stores is cheap hosting and too many plugins. Other routes ### Going the other way, or somewhere else? [Reverse route WooCommerce → Shopify](https://intelligizedigital.com/migrations/woocommerce-to-shopify/) [Route BigCommerce → WooCommerce](https://intelligizedigital.com/migrations/bigcommerce-to-woocommerce/) [Route Magento → WooCommerce](https://intelligizedigital.com/migrations/magento-to-woocommerce/) [All routes Every from → to pair →](https://intelligizedigital.com/migrations/)