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Edited by Martin Wann, Maluniu

Magento is the world’s leader among all shopping carts. It impresses with its features and opportunities for online business, but sometimes appears to be a headache for e-merchants. If you don’t have a programming skills, there is no guarantee that Magento management will be easy for you. That’s the primary reason for web store owners to change their Magento to another platform. What do they usually choose? The world’s fastest growing cart, WooCommerce, becomes an opponent of the most successful solutions. Its main advantage is being a WordPress plugin, so that giving unlimited content management possibilities. Also, WooCommerce has a popularity of flexible and user-friendly platform with a great number of layouts and options. Are you on the list of those who intends to switch from Magento to WooCommerce[1] Check the steps to make your migration a piece of cake.

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    Create an account. Register your profile on Cart2Cart page[2] or use the possibility to log in via Google or Facebook account.
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  2. 2
    Select Source Cart.
    • Set up Magento as your Source Cart.
    • Insert your Magento store’s link.
    • Install Connection Bridge.[3] To perform that action you need to download and unzip files, then just copy them to root directory using FTP.
  3. 3
    Choose Target Cart.
    • Pick Woocommerce as your Target Cart.
    • Paste URL of the shop.
    • Install Connection Bridge. Just repeat the procedure as in the previous step, but for this cart.
  4. 4
    Set up entities.Now choose data that you would like to transfer to your WooCommerce store. You can move:
    • products, product images, product extra fields, product attributes, product variants;
    • orders, order statuses;
    • customers, customer shipping address, customer billing address;
    • categories, category images.

      Additional options give you a possibility to make your migration more accurate and convenient.

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    Perform Demo Migration. It is highly recommended to run this kind of migration. Why?
    • It is free.
    • It doesn’t take much time (just 10-30 minutes).
    • You can migrate up to 10 entities.
    • You can check how the service works.
  6. 6
    Complete Full Migration. Double-check the entities and single-click the button and your migration starts. An email will notify you that procedure is over.
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Check the video guide on how to switch from Magento to WooCommerce successfully!

Edit Tips

  • Before migration don't forget to:
    1. Make a backup of your store.
    2. Choose the best time for your switch - when the visitor’s traffic is the lowest.
    3. Let the customers and suppliers know about your plans.
  • After migration you need to[4]:
    1. Take care about your SEO;
    2. Customize eye-catching store design to attract more customers;
    3. Make a test purchase.
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Edit Warnings

  • Calculate the migration price with Online Estimator[5].
  • Ask your customers to recover their passwords after migration.

Edit Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/shopping-cart-migration-options/4916-magento-to-woocommerce-migration?
  2. ↑ https://app.shopping-cart-migration.com/#register
  3. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/faq/1-general-questions/47-what-are-the-connection-bridge-files-and-how-to-download-them
  4. ↑ http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service-tips/13211-the-game-is-worth-the-candle-post-migration-tips
  5. ↑ https://app.shopping-cart-migration.com/estimator/

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Recent edits by: Martin Wann

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