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Moving from Shopify to ShopWired could be the best move you've ever made for your business.
Migrate from Shopify to ShopWired in 7 days or less
Record numbers of Shopify users moved from Shopify to ShopWired in 2021, and the number of customers migrating is increasing month-on-month.
With ShopWired's automatic data import tools, custom built for migrating from Shopify, you can migrate your entire store within just 7 days.
Automatic data migration
Products
Take an export of your Shopify product data. Upload the same file, without any changes, into your ShopWired account for processing.
ShopWired's migration tool will automatically create the products on your account, with all the data from Shopify, including copying across your product images.
Collections & categories
Shopify doesn't provide an export of collection data. However, when your products are migrated to ShopWired, we'll automatically create categories for each collection and assign the relevant products.
You can then manually add in additional data about the created categories such as descriptions, images, and SEO tags.
Customers
Download your customer data from Shopify and import the file into ShopWired, and we'll recreate your customer accounts.
Customers will need new passwords in order to login to their account, which they can request using the 'forgotten your password' feature. We can help to put a quick 'request a new password' link on the login page of your website.
Product reviews
If you collect product reviews with Shopify's review service, you can migrate these reviews too.
As with other data migrations, take an export of the reviews from your Shopify account and upload the same file to your ShopWired account. All of your reviews will be automatically copied across.
Your website's theme
Shopify themes cannot be used on other platforms like ShopWired, but all you'll need to do is choose a new theme for your store.
Simply pick a theme from ShopWired's free selection, and use the theme editor to customize it with your own branding, colors, images, and text. If you need any help with customizations, ShopWired's onboarding team can assist you to make your ShopWired theme every bit as good as your Shopify one.
ShopWired themes support advanced customizations too. You have full access to the HTML/CSS/JS files of your theme to make any changes you need to, or you can hire a third party coder or use ShopWired's coding service. ShopWired themes can support any features you need, no matter how complex. For more details contact us.
A managed, pain free migration process
If you don't have the time to migrate the store yourself, but still need to make the switch, you can use ShopWired's setup service and one of our experts will manage and complete the entire migration process for you.
Setup packages start at just $349 and a typical migration takes around 7 days to complete.
One of ShopWired's ecommerce experts will migrate all of your Shopify account data, choose and customize your theme, and set up all of your website's content pages and checkout settings.
Shipping settings
Configure shipping services and zones to match your existing shipping rates. Use advanced shipping features from ShopWired to configure additional rules, such as excluding certain products from specific delivery rates.
Receiving payments
ShopWired integrates with over 60 international payment gateways. ShopWired charges no transaction fees, so you can use whichever gateway you want without paying additional charges.
Account settings
Copy across any account settings from Shopify to ShopWired in just a few minutes. From Google Analytics tracking code & conversion scripts to custom order status to voucher and discount codes, all of your Shopify account settings can be seamlessly transferred into corresponding ShopWired settings.
Content pages
Use ShopWired's content management system to create content pages. Copy and paste any text from your existing Shopify content pages to the corresponding pages on your ShopWired website.
Website SEO rankings
ShopWired's data migration tools mean each of your website pages can retain the same URL on ShopWired as they have on Shopify, and you can use our 301 redirects feature in case any do change. Keeping the same page URLs and improving site architecture and usability means your website's rankings in search results will not be degraded.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use the same domain name I use with Shopify?
Absolutely! If you have registered your domain name with a provider like GoDaddy or 1&1, moving your domain to ShopWired can be completed with just a few settings changes on the domain. If you've registered your domain name with Shopify, our team can help you transfer this to another provider, without any cost to you, and then point it to the ShopWired servers.
- Can I get my ShopWired website ready without going live?
When you create your ShopWired account we'll give you a temporary domain name which you can use to preview and test your website as you build it. You don't need to 'go live' until you're 100% happy with it.
- Can I use my Shopify theme on ShopWired?
Unfortunately Shopify themes can't be used on other platforms like ShopWired, so instead you'll need to pick a new theme from ShopWired's collection and customize its look and feel. If you want something a little more bespoke please contact us and we can discuss your requirements.
- I use Shopify's POS system, what solution does ShopWired offer?
ShopWired doesn't provide its own POS system, instead we'd recommend that you use Vend which is one of the largest POS systems in the world. Your ShopWired account can connect seamlessly with Vend to sync products, stock, and orders.
- Shopify currently offers functionality that ShopWired doesn’t seem to have, will it be possible for you to add the functionality?
Yes, this might be possible. For more information please contact us and we'll discuss your requirements.
- Will I lose my search engine rankings when my ShopWired website goes live?
No, there is no reason for you to lose any search engine rankings. If you have a good position in search results then we have some guidance for you to follow when migrating to make sure the process is as smooth as it can be and that your rankings are not disrupted. For more details see here.
- Will customers who have accounts on my website be able to keep those accounts?
You can use ShopWired's migration system to copy your customer accounts data across automatically. All the customer information will be preserved, but they'll need to use a new password to access their account information. We can place a notification on the account login page giving customers an easy way to create a new password.
- Will my site load at the same speed it did before?
Absolutely. In fact, many users migrating from Shopify report a slightly quicker download time for their website because of our server locations and overall platform architecture.
- Can I use my current SSL certificate when migrating to you?
All of ShopWired's packages provide an SSL certificate free of charge. You can't use your own SSL certificate on ShopWired, but you don't need to as the certificates provided by ShopWired are 256-bit industry standard.
