The Task Of Theme Migration Is Impossible And Time-Consuming From Magento 1 to Magento 2

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• The Task Of Theme Migration Is Impossible And
  Time-Consuming From Magento 1 to Magento 2

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• The aesthetics, along with the look and feel of
  the website, are crucial aspects for accessing
  the overall impact of an online store. Businesses
  inhibit themselves from changing the visual
  influence of the website. However, while
  migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2, it might
  be impossible. The migration of themes is a
  daunting task and might leave the new Magento 2
  store with a lot of loopholes. Let us walk
  through the issues involved in theme migration
  and try to find the reasons for companies to hire
  magento developer for migration to Magento 2.

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Need For Migration To Magento 2
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• Businesses want lucid and elegant ways to boost
  their online stores speed. Magento started
  offering Magento 2 in 2015, which is full of new
  features and a completely revamped architecture
  without compromising on the performance of the
  store. Magento 2 is quicker, user-friendly, and
  performance-oriented. With features like
  full-page caching, enhanced indexes, and
  optimized databases, it has earned the numero uno
  status in the CMS market. Another reason for
  migration is that Magento is going to end
  user-support for Magento 1 in June 2020. So, it
  is the perfect time to migrate to Magento 2.
  However, there are certain recommendations while
  migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2.

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Recommendations During Migration
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• Businesses while switching from Magento 1 to
  Magento 2 should take care of certain things to
  avoid issues like data loss, or flawed
  functionality.
• A backup of the existing store is required as a
  contingency plan.
• A cloned version of the store should be used for
  the migration process instead of the live store,
  to avoid mishaps.
• Analyze the store to keep only the necessary
  things.
• The compatibility of existing extensions, themes,
  and customized code should be checked with
  Magento 2 platform.
• Data migration should be performed on the clone
  of the database.
• Delete irrelevant, outdated, and futile data from
  the database, including logs.
• The fresh installation of Magento 2 should be
  done on the server hosting the current store.
• It is essential to test the new store
  comprehensively for critical functions once the
  migration is over.
• Apart from this, one should keep in mind that the
  JS framework in Magento 1 has been replaced with
  jQuery in Magento 2.

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• The fresh installation of Magento 2 should be
  done on the server hosting the current store.
• It is essential to test the new store
  comprehensively for critical functions once the
  migration is over.
• Apart from this, one should keep in mind that the
  JS framework in Magento 1 has been replaced with
  jQuery in Magento 2.
• However, it is a known fact that without proper
  planning, migration can hamper the functionality
  of the store badly. So, it is suggested to hire
  best magento developer only to handle issues
  related to data and theme migration.

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Theme Migration
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• The current themes used in the existing store
  should be checked for compatibility with Magento
  2. If it is compatible, then theme migration is a
  piece of cake. In case of incompatibility, the
  theme migration is not worth considering. The
  only option left is to either create a new
  customized theme in Magento 2 or purchase a
  Magento 2 compatible theme from the Magento
  marketplace or a third-party vendor. But, store
  owners can rest assured that Magento 2 themes are
  more responsive and attractive than Magento 1
  themes. Magento 2 themes have been designed to
  augment the user-engagement level and deliver the
  best-in-class shopping experience. One can also
  customize the existing themes to make them
  suitable as per Magento 2 standards. But, theme
  migration might open a plethora of issues to be
  dealt with.

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Theme Migration Issues And Alternatives
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• The Magento 1 and Magento 2 themes are
  incompatible. So, it is impossible to copy the
  existing stores theme as it is. The alternative
  options are either to purchase a new Magento 2
  readymade theme or to create your own Magento 2
  theme. Let us explore the pros and cons of these
  two options. The use of a pre-made theme saves a
  lot of time and cost and allows a little bit of
  customization also. Choosing the second option
  might prolong the launch of the new Magento2
  store due to several reasons. One obvious reason
  is the need to do intricate coding on your own.
  It also demands extensive knowledge of various
  programming languages along with Magento 2s
  internal functioning knowledge. The entire
  front-end needs an overhaul with the need to
  rewrite all the CSS and HTML templates.

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Final Thoughts
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• Although store owners are uncomfortable changing
  the look and feel of a successful website, it is
  essential while migrating to a better platform.
  Magento 2 is a better performing CMS if compared
  to Magento 1. Everything but the theme can be
  migrated from the existing store to the new
  Magento 2 store. Businesses do not like to
  experiment much with the aesthetics of an
  established store. They try to maintain the
  visual impact while migrating towards a new
  platform as well. Customizing the existing theme
  to run it on Magento 2 store might actually
  degrade its performance instead of boosting it. A
  readymade theme would be an optimal alternative
  due to the time and cost factors.

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