How to Migrate from OpenCart to WooCommerce OpenCart is an open source e-Commerce solution that allows to customize an online store in the way you like. However, it will require high learning curve to handle a shop properly. Thats why a lot of emerchants decide to migrate OpenCart to WooCommerce, which is easy in management, flexible and user-friendly. Before you start migration, make sure your target WooCommerce store is running properly and you have store admin panel and FTP access. Cart2Cart will make the process of data transferring fast, accurate and easy. All you have to do to perform successful migration is to follow a simple instruction.
Step 1. Sign in Before you start migration, create Cart2Cart account or login via your current Facebook or Google account.
Step 2. Source Cart Choose OpenCart as your Source Cart from the list. Then provide a link to your current online shop. After that install a Connection Bridge. To do that you must: 1. download a Connection Bridge; 2. unpack a file from zip archive; 3. upload a bridge to the store root directory. You can find out more detailed information about Connection Bridge setup here.
Step 3. Target Cart According to the same principle, provide information about your Target Cart.
Pick WooCommerce from the drop-down list. Enter link to your WooCommerce store. Setup a Connection Bridge like on Step 2.
Step 4. Choose Entities On this stage, put ticks near items you want to transfer to WooCommerce store. There will also be a possibility to choose additional options, which will expand migration possibilities. Pay attention, some of them are for additional costs.
Step 5. Currencies Mapping Use several currencies to sell products? Cart2Cart provides a possibility to map currencies in your source cart with to the ones that will be displayed on WooCommerce store.
Step 6. Order Statuses Mapping At this stage, you have to match orders statuses on your source and target stores. It will help you in the future store administration.
Step 7. Start Demo Migration While absolutely free Demo Migration Cart2Cart will shift limited quantity of items, so you will be able to evaluate how it works. It will take you only a few minutes, so please do not skip this step.
Step 8. Perform Full Migration Before you click Start Full Migration button, make sure you:
have enough cash on an account; double-checked entities; don’t have a discount coupon code.
The process will take some time, so you can close a window. After migration is completed, check results on your desirable WooCommerce shop.