Products, attributes & variants
Simple and configurable products, SKUs, stock, images and attributes moved across, with complex product types restructured to suit Shopify's options and metafields.
Magento to Shopify migration
Magento to Shopify Migration Without Losing Your Rankings
Swap patches, servers and upgrades for a store you can simply run.
Magento is powerful, but for many small and growing businesses it has become costly to look after: hosting, security patches, version upgrades and extensions that need a developer to keep them working. Moving from Magento to Shopify can take most of that off your plate, but a Magento store usually holds years of products, attributes, customers and URLs. We plan each Magento to Shopify migration around your data and your search visibility, as part of our wider Shopify migration service.
What moves across
What moves from Magento to Shopify?
Products, categories, customers and orders can all come across, along with CMS pages and reviews, but there's no one-click route. At the time of writing, Shopify's free Store Migration app doesn't list Magento as a source platform, so we use exports, specialist migration tools and Shopify's own import options. Magento's configurable, bundle and grouped products, attribute sets and customer groups also need translating into Shopify's simpler product and customer setup.
Then there are your URLs. Magento addresses often end in .html and can include the category path, while Shopify uses fixed /products/ and /collections/ paths. Every page that earns traffic or links needs a 301 redirect to its new home. If you run several store views, for different languages or brands, we plan how those map to Shopify before anything moves.
Magento migration services
What we take care of
Customers & order history
Customer records and marketing consent imported, and past orders brought over with a migration tool where you genuinely need the history.
CMS pages, blog & reviews
Magento CMS pages and any blog content recreated in Shopify, and product reviews imported into a reviews app so your social proof survives.
Redirect mapping
Product, category and CMS page URLs, including old .html addresses, mapped individually to their Shopify equivalents and imported as 301 redirects.
Extensions to apps
Each Magento extension and custom module reviewed: replaced by a built-in Shopify feature, a lean app, or left behind if it no longer earns its place.
SEO parity & growth
Titles, meta descriptions and structured data matched or improved, then Shopify SEO to grow beyond your old rankings.
How it works
Our Magento to Shopify process
01
Store & SEO review
Extensions, data, store views, URLs, rankings and backlinks reviewed before anything moves.
02
Data & redirect plan
Product types restructured, extensions matched to apps and every URL mapped.
03
Build & test
Shopify built and checked while your Magento store keeps trading.
04
Launch & grow
A planned switchover, close monitoring of rankings and redirects, then ongoing SEO.
Our track record
We've moved a store to Shopify and grown it
For a gifting and celebrations retailer, we treated the move to Shopify as an SEO project first: every URL mapped and redirected individually, structured data rebuilt and page speed handled during the build. Organic traffic then grew from 3,000 to 100,000 monthly visits at its peak. That store wasn't on Magento, but the work that protects rankings is the same on any platform move. Read the full case study.
We're an independent agency, not a Shopify Partner, and Shopify is part of our everyday work, from builds and apps to SEO. Read more about us as a Shopify agency, or see how we handle moves from other ecommerce platforms.
Done it before
A real platform move to Shopify, planned around SEO.
Sized for small stores
A plan sized for your catalogue, your extensions and your budget.
Real numbers
On a previous move to Shopify, organic traffic grew from 3,000 to 100,000 monthly visits at its peak.
What our customers say
“Fantastic service! Our website updates were completed much faster than expected, with great attention to detail and excellent communication throughout. The whole process was smooth and professional, and we're extremely pleased with the results. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for website services.”
“Nothing is to much trouble, and always available to help.”
The work behind the results
Recent projects
We design great websites and carve out digital strategies to help your business grow online.
Brand, Shopify & SEO
Launching a houseplant ecommerce brand from zero
Results:
7,000 ranking keywords and 3,000 monthly visitors within 12 months of launch.
Ecommerce Migration, PPC & SEO
Migrating platforms while scaling traffic and ROAS
Results:
ROAS up from under 200% to 380%, an uplift of more than 90%; organic traffic up from 3,000 to 100,000 monthly visits.
SEO Strategy & Technical Consultancy
Consolidating two websites after an acquisition
Results:
500 backlinks protected, ~2,500 annual visitors saved during a business merger.
Branding & Website Design
Smiths Electrical: Bespoke Website Design & Development
Results:
A complete rebrand and website that showcases the client's project portfolio and expertise.
QUESTIONS
Magento to Shopify migration FAQs
Honest answers for Magento store owners weighing up the switch.
Will I lose my rankings moving from Magento to Shopify?
A well-planned move shouldn't cost you rankings. The essentials are mapping every important URL, including old .html product and category addresses, putting 301 redirects in place before launch, matching titles and structured data, and close monitoring afterwards. If you've already moved and traffic has dipped, our Shopify Health Check (£95) is a quick way to find what was missed.
My store is still on Magento 1. Is that a problem?
Yes, it's worth acting on. Magento 1 reached end of life on 30 June 2020, so it no longer gets official security patches, and Adobe warned that merchants would carry increased responsibility for their site's security and PCI compliance. If you're still running it, moving straight to Shopify can be simpler than upgrading to Magento 2 first.
Is Magento 2 still supported?
Yes, but each release is supported for a fixed period, so staying safe means regular upgrades. At the time of writing, Adobe's lifecycle policy shows standard support for Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 ending on 31 May 2027 and 2.4.8 on 31 May 2028, with older 2.4 releases already past their standard support dates. That upgrade cycle is often what prompts small businesses to look at Shopify.
What happens to my Magento extensions and custom features?
Shopify doesn't run Magento extensions, so we review each one. Jobs like hosting, security and caching are simply handled by Shopify. Others, such as reviews, product bundles or trade pricing, are covered by Shopify features or a well-chosen app. Truly custom functionality may need a custom app, and we'll be upfront if something doesn't translate neatly.
Will my customers need new passwords?
Shopify can't migrate customer passwords from another platform, so existing Magento passwords won't carry over. With Shopify's newer customer accounts, customers sign in with a one-time code sent to their email instead of a password, which makes the change much smoother. We'll help you send a short note so regular customers know what to expect.
How long does a Magento to Shopify migration take?
For a small to medium store, typically a few weeks from planning to launch. Large catalogues, lots of configurable products, several store views, custom extensions or a new design all add time. Your Magento store keeps trading until we switch over, and we time the launch for a quieter period in your year.
How much does it cost to migrate from Magento to Shopify?
It depends on your catalogue, your extensions, how much content you have and whether you want a new design. You'll find guide prices in our ecommerce website packages, and we always give you an itemised quote before any work starts. The easiest first step is to book a call.
Do we need to meet in person?
Usually not. We work with businesses across the UK remotely, using video calls, shared screens, email and phone, which suits migration work well. Our offices are in Spalding, Lincolnshire (our head office) and Loughborough, Leicestershire, and if you'd like an in-person meeting at any stage we're happy to arrange one.
Ready to move from Magento to Shopify?
Tell us about your Magento store, its version, its extensions and its traffic, and we'll give you an honest view of what the move involves.
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