Checklist

The ecommerce migration checklist

Everything we check when moving a shop between platforms — Shopify, Shopware, Magento or WooCommerce. Tick items off as you go, or print it for your team.

Updated 29 September 2026

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Before you start

Write down why you are migrating and what must be better afterwards
Pick a launch window outside your peak season
Name one decision-maker on your side
List every app, plugin and extension currently in use
List every integration: ERP, PIM, warehouse, payment, shipping, marketing
Decide what you will not migrate (old products, unused apps, dead pages)

Data

Products, variants, options and attributes mapped field by field
Categories and product assignments
Product images and media, with alt texts
Customers, addresses and customer groups
Plan for customer passwords (migrate hashes or reset flow)
Order history and statuses
Prices, tax rules, currencies and discounts
Reviews, loyalty points, gift cards and subscriptions from apps
CMS pages, blog posts and legal pages

SEO

Full URL inventory: crawl, sitemap, Search Console, analytics, backlinks
Old → new 301 redirect map, no chains
Meta titles and descriptions migrated, not regenerated
Canonical tags, structured data and hreflang on the new shop
Staging blocked from search engines

Integrations & tracking

Payment methods configured and tested with real transactions
Shipping methods, rates and carrier integrations
ERP / warehouse sync of orders, stock and prices
Transactional emails translated and branded
Analytics, consent banner and conversion tracking

Testing

At least two full rehearsal migrations on staging
Checkout tested with every payment and shipping method
Customer login, registration and password reset
Spot-check 50 products and 20 customers against the old shop
Redirect list tested automatically against staging
Mobile and performance check of key pages

Launch day

Content freeze on the old shop
Final delta migration of new orders and customers
Remove staging noindex / robots block
Redirects live together with the DNS switch
Place a real test order
Submit the new XML sitemap in Search Console

After launch

Monitor 404s daily for two weeks and add missing redirects
Watch orders, payments and integration logs
Compare organic traffic and rankings weekly
Inform customers about any password reset
Schedule a review after 30 days

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