Migration itself

There’s a lot of information provided on the Migration Wizard - just pay attention to the instructions (hints) displayed on the right side (hover the mouse over the required field and read the explanation). Also, don’t forget about the FAQs - there, you’ll also find your specific BigCommerce to Shopify migration-related questions answered.

Account selection step (only for partners)

If you’re partnering with Cart2Cart and want to create a migration for a client, choose a sub-account linked to that partner to proceed with the data transfer.

Stores setup step

BigCommerce store setup

When migrating data from BigCommerce, you’ll be asked to provide:

Store URL - enter the domain URL of the store

API access - set up the access using the store admin and enter the required keys in the corresponding fields of the Migration Wizard.

Shopify store setup

When migrating to Shopify, you have to install the Cart2Cart plugin from the . Shopify official marketplace

To start the installation process, just activate the Install lugin utton run free Demo migration

When activated, the access details are automaticall filled in.

You can to the Cart2Cart Shopify test store to see how it works. But

Onl Demo migration can e performed to the test store, not Full

You re onl required to tick the check ox and select Shopif as a platform ou want to migrate to. Once the Demo is finished, ou ll e provided with the admin access credentials so that ou can see the result of the Demo transfer.

Entities & extra options selection step

Cart2Cart has all the necessary functionality to migrate every possible eСommerce data type and its accompanying attributes from BigCommerce to Shopify. So, specify the entities you want to transfer by ticking the matching checkboxes or click on the All Entities checkbox to get all the BigCommerce data automatically migrated to the new Shopify store.

You’ll see notices about necessary plugins. Their installation is optional but desirable if you need the appropriate entities to be transferred.

What data can be migrated from BigCommerce to Shopify:

PRODUCTS

Name, SKU, Full Description, Images in Description, Status, Manufacturer

Price, Special Price

URL , Meta Title, Meta Description

Weight Variants (SKU, Attributes, Price)

Base Image, Additional Images

Quantity

UPC.

PRODUCT CATEGORIES

Name, Description, Status

Image

URL, Meta Title, Meta Description.

MANUFACTURERS

Name.

Customers

First Name, Last Name, Email

Billing Address (First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone)

Shipping Address (First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).

ORDERS

ID , Order Date , Order Status, Order Products (Name, SKU), Product Price, Quantity, SubTotal Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price, Order Comments

Email, Billing Address (First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone)

Shipping Address (First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).

COUPONS

Name, Coupon Code, Type Discount, Discount Amount.

REVIEWS

Created Date, Rate, User Name, Comment, Product, Title .

BLOG POSTS

Title, Full Description, Short Description, Tags, SEO URL, Author, Post Redirects Images.

Cart2Cart offers a list of additional options that allow you to expand the migration possibilities. They make the process of data transfer flawless and the results accurate.

Before ordering the additional options, you should note that

Additional options are not obligatory and can be performed only upon your request

Additional options are not included in the migration cost and are also charged.

The most popular migration add-ons among store owners migrating from BigCommerce to Shopify include:

1 Clear current data on the Shopify store before migration

Upon activation, the option deletes the data on your new Shopify store in compliance with the BigCommerce entities selected for the automated migration. For example: if you’re migrating “Products” and “Taxes” entities from BigCommerce, this function will delete such entities on your new Shopify store before starting the transfer.

The option is irreversible. It is recommended to back up your eCommerce data manually before enabling this action for your store. Simply export data to CSV files and save them on your PC.

2 Preserve order IDs on the new Shopify store

This function provides the ability to migrate order IDs to the Shopify store without making changes. For instance, order #13 in your BigCommerce store will be moved to Shopify as order #13.

This requires another option - Clear current data on Shopify store before migration. It helps to ensure accuracy and avoid duplication in case your new Shopify store is not clean and already has some items on it.

3 Migrate categories into Shopify automated collections

This guarantees that the product categories from your BigCommerce store will be transferred to automated collections on the new Shopify store; the products will receive tags, and will be arranged to the corresponding collections on Shopify with all the relations between subcategories of the current BigCommerce store preserved.

4 Migrate customer groups into customer tags

The function makes it possible to migrate the customer groups from the BigCommerce store into customer tags of the new Shopify store.

5

Create

on the Shopify store after migration 301 redirects

This additional option automatically creates 301 redirects from your current BigCommerce store’s URLs to the corresponding ones in your new Shopify store during the migration. As a result, you can maintain your SEO ranking and customer experience after the migration is over.

6 Migrate categories and products SEO URLs

If activated, the function preserves the store products and categories URLs while migrating from the BigCommerce store to the Shopify one. Moreover, it facilitates the post-migration store management process and saves product search engine rankings.

7 Migrate images from product descriptions, category descriptions, and blog post descriptions

It allows migrating images contained in product descriptions and category descriptions from your BigCommerce store to the Shopify one alongside other data.

301 redirects

Mapping step

Connect the data fields from your current BigCommerce store to the respective data fields in the new Shopify store. Doing this minimises the potential for errors and standardises your data, making it easier to understand it by correlating it with identities - for instance. When migrating from BigCommerce to Shopify, you can map the following:

Order statuses

If the Orders entity is selected.

Customer groups

If the Customers entity is selected.