Products & variants
Your product CSV reshaped for Shopify, with prices, stock, variants and descriptions checked line by line after import.
Squarespace to Shopify migration
Squarespace to Shopify Migration for Growing Stores
Keep the polish of your Squarespace site and gain a platform built to sell.
Squarespace is lovely for a beautiful website with a small shop attached. As your range, your orders and your ambitions grow, many businesses look to Shopify for deeper ecommerce features and a bigger choice of apps. The catch is that Squarespace's exports leave gaps, especially around images and store pages. We plan your Squarespace to Shopify migration around those gaps, so your products, content and search visibility come across in good shape.
What moves across
What moves from Squarespace to Shopify?
Squarespace can export physical and service products to a CSV file, orders to a CSV and contacts to a CSV. That's a useful start, but the product export leaves out some details, including featured images, variant images, image alt text, extra product information and customer reviews. Squarespace also says images can't be exported in bulk, so they need gathering separately.
Your site content is exported as a WordPress-format XML file, which includes standard pages and one blog, but not store pages or product blocks. Shopify can't read that file directly, so pages and posts are rebuilt in your Shopify theme. At the time of writing, Shopify's own Store Migration app doesn't list Squarespace as a supported platform, so careful preparation does most of the work.
Squarespace migration services
What we take care of
Images & alt text
Product and variant images gathered, matched to the right products and given proper alt text, filling the gaps Squarespace's export leaves.
Customers & mailing lists
Contacts imported with their email marketing consent kept accurate, so you only email people who have agreed to hear from you.
Pages & blog posts
Key pages and blog posts recreated with the clean, design-led feel your customers know, as part of our Shopify website design.
URL mapping & redirects
Squarespace store, product, page and blog URLs mapped to Shopify, with 301 redirects tested before your domain moves.
Features & integrations
Scheduling, member areas, forms and reviews matched with Shopify features or a small set of well-chosen apps.
How it works
Our Squarespace to Shopify process
01
Squarespace review
Products, images, pages, posts, features and ranking URLs listed.
02
Export & prepare
Exports cleaned, missing images gathered and every old URL matched.
03
Build & import
Shopify store designed, data imported and redirects tested.
04
Switch & monitor
Domain moved at a quiet time, then rankings and errors watched.
Why choose us
Design-led and SEO-minded, like your Squarespace site
Squarespace owners usually care a great deal about how their site looks, and so do we. We're a design and SEO agency, so we can give your Shopify store the same polish while making sure every important Squarespace URL has a new home. You can read about our wider approach on our Shopify migration page.
We're an independent agency rather than a Shopify Partner, and our own site runs on Shopify. We focus on small businesses and keep advice honest: if Squarespace still does everything you need, we'll say so rather than sell you a move you don't need.
Design and SEO together
A store that looks the part and keeps its search visibility.
Sized for small stores
A plan sized for your range, your content and your budget.
Proven on migrations
After moving one store to Shopify (from WooCommerce), 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
Squarespace to Shopify migration FAQs
Straight answers for Squarespace store owners considering Shopify.
Will I lose my rankings moving from Squarespace to Shopify?
Not if the move is planned carefully. Squarespace and Shopify use different URL patterns, so product, page and blog addresses will change. We map each URL that has traffic or links to its Shopify equivalent and set up 301 redirects before launch. Shopify won't redirect some reserved paths, including URLs beginning /shop, so if your store page sits there we plan around it early.
Can my product images come across?
Yes, but it takes some work. Squarespace's product export doesn't include featured images, variant images or image alt text, and Squarespace says images can't be exported in bulk. We gather the images, match them to the right products and variants in Shopify and add descriptive alt text, which is a good chance to improve image SEO too.
Can you move my Squarespace blog?
Yes. Squarespace exports one blog with its posts in a WordPress-format file. Shopify can't import that file directly, so we recreate your posts in Shopify's blog with their headings, images and links, then redirect each old address. If you run more than one blog on Squarespace, the extra blogs need moving separately.
What about digital products, gift cards and services?
Squarespace's product export covers physical and service products, so anything else is set up on Shopify by hand or with an app. Shopify handles gift cards itself, and digital downloads and bookings are usually managed with an app. We'll list everything you sell on Squarespace and agree the right approach for each type.
Will my customers have to set up new accounts?
Customer details and mailing lists can be imported, but Shopify can't migrate passwords from another platform. With Shopify's newer customer accounts, shoppers sign in with a one-time code emailed to them, so there's no password to remember. If you use Squarespace member areas, we'll look at the best Shopify alternative with you.
How long does a Squarespace to Shopify migration take?
For a small store, usually a few weeks from planning to launch. The amount of image and content work is often the biggest factor, followed by how much design you'd like. Your Squarespace site keeps trading while we build and test, and we switch over at a quiet time.
How much does it cost to move from Squarespace to Shopify?
It depends on the size of your range, how much content needs moving and the design work involved. You'll find guide prices on our packages and pricing page and in our ecommerce website packages. We always give you an itemised quote before any work begins.
Ready to move from Squarespace to Shopify?
Tell us about your Squarespace site and shop, and we'll give you an honest view of what the move involves and what it will cost.
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