WooCommerce to Shopify migration, with nothing lost
Our team moves WooCommerce stores to Shopify for businesses in Melbourne and across Australia: products, customers, orders and search rankings carried across, and your old store trading until the day you switch.
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
We're a Shopify Partner, and we build on WooCommerce too.
- Products and variantsMoved
- CustomersMoved
- Order historyMoved
- Pages and blog postsMoved
- URLs, redirectedMoved
- SEO titles and descriptionsMoved
Checked against the old store before launch
Why stores leave WooCommerce
These are the four reasons we hear most. If none of them is you, staying put may be the better call.
“Every plugin update is a gamble.”
On Shopify the platform, hosting and security updates are handled for you, so an overnight update can't take your checkout down.
“The store slows down every time we run a sale.”
Shopify's hosting is built for traffic spikes. You stop paying for bigger servers to survive your own promotions.
“Our plugins keep falling out with each other.”
We replace the tangle with a smaller set of Shopify apps, and tell you which of your current features need an app and which are built in.
“We spend more on maintenance than on growth.”
With hosting, patching and backups off your plate, the budget goes into the store itself.
What moves across, and what doesn't
Most of a store transfers cleanly. Two things don't, and you should know about them before you start, not after.
Products, variants and images
Carried across with their prices, stock levels, categories and photos.
Customers
Names, emails, addresses and order history come across.
Order history
Past orders are imported so your records and your customers' accounts stay complete.
Pages and blog posts
Rebuilt in the new theme, with the text and images kept.
URLs and search rankings
Every old address is redirected to its new one, so Google and your customers land in the right place.
SEO titles and descriptions
Carried across page by page.
Customer passwordsHandled differently
Passwords can't be exported from any platform, and Shopify doesn't need them: customers sign in with their email and a one-time code.
Plugin-specific featuresHandled differently
Subscriptions, loyalty points and custom checkout rules are rebuilt with Shopify apps. We map each one before you commit.
How a WooCommerce to Shopify migration runs
Your current store keeps taking orders the whole way through.
- 1
Audit the WooCommerce store
We list everything the WooCommerce store does, including the things plugins do quietly, and tell you how each will work on Shopify.
- 2
Build on Shopify alongside it
The new store is built and loaded with your data while the old one keeps trading.
- 3
Test with real orders
We place test orders, check payments, shipping, tax and emails, and compare products and customers against the old store.
- 4
Switch over, then watch
Redirects go live with the new store. We watch orders, search traffic and tracking in the weeks after.
Scoped first, then a fixed price
The cost depends on your catalogue, how much of the design you're keeping and which plugins need replacing. We audit the store, then quote one number, so it doesn't move unless the brief does.
See typical Shopify store costsNot sure you should move at all? Our WooCommerce support team can fix what you have. Already on Shopify? See Shopify support or Shopify development.
What it's like when someone finally picks it up
5.031 Google reviews“We reached out to Web Divine after our existing web agency ignored multiple requests.
The team picked things up immediately, kept us updated, and delivered the website changes quickly and exactly as asked. Professional, responsive, and easy to work with. We’re extremely happy with the result and the experience. If you need a reliable team that gets things done, Web Divine is it. Highly recommended.”
“Unreal service from the team at Web Divine! They’re super helpful & responsive. Overall, I highly recommend Web Devine for anyone looking to create a professional, user-friendly website that stands out from the crowd. With their expertise and attention to detail, you can trust them to deliver outstanding results every time.”
“I had a great experience working with Web Divine a skilled and responsive digital website agency. They listened to my needs and provided valuable suggestions, kept me updated on progress, and delivered a high-quality website that exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended.”
“We engaged Web Divine to redesign our website with a focus on improving our branding, SEO, and overall user experience. They were easy to work with, took the time to understand our business, and delivered a clean, modern site that better reflects who we are as an ICT company. The LinkedIn integration is a nice touch, making it easier to connect with our audience and showcase what we do. We’ve also seen improvements in how the site presents in search, and the structure now supports both client engagement and general enquiries more effectively. Communication was straightforward, feedback was handled quickly, and the whole process felt well managed from start to finish. A solid team if you’re looking for a practical, well-executed website uplift.”
Worth reading before you move
DevelopmentMigrating to Shopify Without Losing Your SEO
Replatforming to Shopify is where hard-won rankings get quietly destroyed. Here's the checklist we use to move stores across without losing traffic.
DevelopmentShopify vs WooCommerce for Australian Stores
Both platforms can run a great store. The right choice comes down to who owns the maintenance, what your total cost of ownership really is, and how you plan to grow.
BusinessHow Much Does a Shopify Store Cost in Australia?
There's no single price for a Shopify store, but there are honest bands. Here's what drives the number up or down, and the ongoing costs most owners forget to budget for.
Questions people ask before they switch
Tap a question to see our answer.
Web Divine support team
Answers to the usual questions
Not if the move is done properly. WooCommerce product and category URLs won't exist on Shopify. Shopify uses its own fixed URL patterns (/products/, /collections/, /pages/), so every old address is redirected to its new one, and titles, descriptions and content are carried across. That mapping is part of every migration we do.
Customer passwords can't be exported, though on Shopify customers now sign in with their email and a one-time code instead. Features that come from WooCommerce plugins, like subscriptions, loyalty points or custom checkout rules, are rebuilt with Shopify apps rather than copied. We map each of these before you commit.
We scope the store first, then quote a fixed price. As a guide, a Shopify store in Australia typically costs $8,000 to $30,000+ depending on catalogue size, design and integrations. A migration that keeps your existing design direction usually sits at the lower end. Shopify's own plan fees are separate.
No. The Shopify store is built and tested alongside your current one, which keeps trading until the switch. The changeover itself is a domain change.
We can rebuild your current look as a custom Shopify theme, refresh it, or start from a new design. Most stores use the move to fix what wasn't working.
No. WooCommerce gives you more control and no platform fees, and for some stores that matters more. We build on both, so we'll tell you honestly if you're better off staying and fixing what you have.
Yes. Our Shopify support covers fixes, changes and improvements by the hour, with hours packs or a monthly retainer.
Moving from somewhere else?
The same team moves stores to Shopify from these platforms too.
- Magento to ShopifySwap upgrade projects and specialist hosting for a platform that maintains itself.
- BigCommerce to ShopifyMove to Shopify's apps, themes and checkout with your catalogue and rankings intact.
- WordPress to ShopifyMove your whole site, pages and blog included, onto Shopify and start selling properly.
Or see Shopify migration for an overview.
Thinking about moving to Shopify?
A short call with the team who would do the migration. You'll get a straight answer on whether it's worth it, and a fixed price once we've looked at your store.