Migrate Your Website from Shopify to WooCommerce

Migrate from Shopify to WooCommerce with Make Do

Searching for a specialist team to migrate your site from Shopify to WooCommerce?

Make Do provides a carefully planned migration from Shopify to WordPress and WooCommerce, covering your products, customers, orders, payments, URLs and store functionality. The result is a flexible ecommerce platform that your organisation owns and can continue developing.

Why move from Shopify to WooCommerce?

Own the platform:

Control your store code, content, product data, hosting and development roadmap.
Unify content and commerce:

Manage the main website, editorial content and ecommerce experience together in WordPress.
More design freedom:

Create product and checkout journeys around your brand instead of working within a hosted platform.

Connect business systems:

Integrate the store with CRM, fulfilment, stock, membership and other operational systems.
Choose your infrastructure:

Select hosting and performance tools suited to the store rather than accepting a fixed platform setup.
Develop without platform lock-in:

Use WooCommerce extensions and custom development without depending entirely on Shopify apps.

We deliver hands-on support, custom development, and high-performance hosting so your new WordPress site stays fast, secure and stable from day one.

A safe, SEO-first migration

Store Discovery:
We audit products, variants, customers, orders, apps, payment methods, shipping, tax and external integrations.

WooCommerce Build:
We create the WordPress and WooCommerce store, including product templates, basket, checkout and account journeys.

Commerce Data Migration:
Products, variations, categories, images, customers and agreed order history are mapped, imported and checked.

URL & SEO Migration:
Product, collection, page and blog URLs are mapped, with redirects and useful metadata carried across.

Store Testing:
We test products, checkout, payments, discounts, tax, shipping, emails, accounts and integrations on staging.

Controlled Launch:
We agree a cut-off for final store data, switch the site carefully and support the WooCommerce store after launch.

What needs to move from Shopify to WooCommerce?

A Shopify migration is not simply a product export. Before anything moves, we identify the data, features and processes your store relies on. We then map them into WooCommerce and WordPress so the new site works for customers, editors and the people managing orders behind the scenes.

Products, variants and categories

Products can include variants, attributes, categories, collections, images, stock data, SKUs, prices and custom fields. We review how these are structured in Shopify and map them to WooCommerce products, variations, attributes and categories. This is also an opportunity to simplify a catalogue that has become difficult to manage.

Customers and order history

Where the source data allows it, customer records and previous orders can be migrated alongside the product catalogue. We agree exactly what needs to be retained, how accounts will work in WordPress and whether customers need to reset their passwords. Historical data is tested carefully because order records can affect customer service, finance and reporting.

Payments, subscriptions and checkout

Payment gateways, subscriptions, discount rules, tax, shipping and checkout behaviour need individual planning. Shopify-specific payment details cannot always be transferred directly, and active subscriptions may need a staged move or a replacement process. We confirm these constraints before the build rather than discovering them at launch.

Apps, integrations and custom functionality

Shopify apps do not move into WordPress. We audit what each app actually does, then decide whether to use a reliable WooCommerce extension, connect an existing business system or build the feature properly. This can include CRM, fulfilment, stock, email, reviews, search, personalisation and accounting integrations.

Product URLs, redirects and search visibility

Shopify and WooCommerce use different URL structures, so exact URL parity is not always possible. We map product, collection, page and blog URLs to their best new destinations, add permanent redirects and carry across useful titles, descriptions and structured content. Redirects are tested before and after launch to reduce broken journeys and unnecessary SEO loss.

Hosting and support after launch

Unlike Shopify, WooCommerce gives you control over hosting and technical ownership. That creates more flexibility, but it also means the site needs the right infrastructure and ongoing care. Make Do can provide managed WordPress hosting, monitoring and ongoing WooCommerce support after launch.

For more background on the platform decision, read WooCommerce or Shopify and why we are a WooCommerce agency and seven things you may not know about WordPress for ecommerce.

Shopify to WooCommerce migration questions

Can products, customers and previous orders be migrated?

Yes, in most cases. Products, variants, categories, images, customer records and order history can usually be exported from Shopify and mapped into WooCommerce. The exact result depends on the quality of the source data and any custom fields or apps involved. We test representative records before the full migration and reconcile totals afterwards.

What happens to Shopify apps and custom functionality?

Shopify apps cannot be transferred directly. We document what each app does and replace it with a suitable WooCommerce extension, an integration or custom development. We avoid copying unnecessary apps into the new platform when WordPress or WooCommerce already provides a simpler way to achieve the same result.

Can subscriptions and discount codes be preserved?

Discount rules can normally be recreated, although they need checking because Shopify and WooCommerce may calculate or apply them differently. Active subscriptions are more complex because payment tokens and agreements are held by the payment provider. We assess the gateway, subscription app and available export options before recommending a migration method.

Will product URLs and rankings change?

Some URLs are likely to change because Shopify and WooCommerce structure products and collections differently. We create a redirect map from every important Shopify URL to its closest WordPress equivalent, migrate relevant metadata and check internal links, canonicals and indexation settings. No migration can guarantee unchanged rankings, but careful planning removes many avoidable risks.

How long does a Shopify to WooCommerce migration take?

Timescales depend on catalogue size, design requirements, app replacements, integrations and the amount of historical data involved. A straightforward store may take several weeks, while a complex rebuild can take a few months. We begin with discovery so we can define the work, risks and launch plan before committing to a timetable.