Basics of migrating from Shopify to Magento

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The basics of migrating from Shopify to
Magento Posted By AdminPerson There are many
qualities desirable from an ecommerce platform.
And every platform out there is offering a host
of different services. But each ecommerce
business have their own set of reasons to choose
a particular platform. There is a natural
curiosity between Magento vs Shopify. But Magento
is the reigning leader in the ecommerce
development today and so there is a natural
interest for Magento migration. Assuming that you
have already made the decision to migrate from
Shopify to Magento, here is a basic guide to run
you through the process. There are three ways
for Shopify to Magento migration. You can choose
any of these methods to migrate all your data
and products from Shopify to Magento. Automated
method Assisted method Manual method Automated
method In the automated method one can use the
APIs to carry out the migration. APIs are
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application programming interfaces, which are a
set of programming code that facilitates data
communication between two software products.
Using these machine-readable APIs, Magento
migration is carried out. An extension that is
available in the Magento tool can establish
direct connection to Shopify and carry out the
migration. There is a host of tools/services
available to help with the Shopify migration.
These commercially available tools or services
come with a reasonable price. Furthermore, some
of these tools/services offer a free demo
migration to let the customer know what to
expect. The automated method makes it convenient,
seamless, and secure to move your
data. Assisted method You can enlist the
services of a web agency or a software developer
to migrate from Shopify to Magneto. With their
experience and knowledge there are zero chances
of your data loss. The website contents migration
will be handled smoothly too. Sometimes, there
may be instances of some technical
incompatibility between the two platforms. In
such scenarios, a developer team can come to the
rescue handling these difficulties and your
migration process to run smoothly. Also, if
there is a huge volume of data to be migrated,
then hiring a professional team will result in
accurate execution. Assisted method of migration
surely comes with the price for there is no
comparison to the knowledge and experience the
professionals possess. Manual method Lets put a
warning right in the beginning the manual
migration is daunting and to be taken up only if
you possess excellent programming skills and have
the right knowledge to go about this. Without
the aid of tools or a software developer, you
may encounter many challenges. But the manual
method definitely gives the website owner more
control on what components and contents are
moved to the new platform. Final note After the
successful migration, you may want to follow few
more steps to get your
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website on the new platform up and
running. Crawlable determine if your website is
crawlable. To rank your website organically and
further assist in searches, you can generate a
sitemap for your new store. Multiple devices
compatibility run your website on multiple
devices and on different web browsers. Note if
the load time is acceptable and all the images
are compatible for various screen sizes. Website
link structure when there is a Shopify to
Magento migration, there could be loss of
website link structure. Set 301 redirects from
old links to new links to fix this
issue. Reconfigure the forms and confirmation
emails you may want to reconfigure the
various forms required for your business
according to the new website.
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