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Can Cart2Cart migrate my CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace?

Can Cart2Cart Migrate My CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Marketplace?

Yes, Cart2Cart supports the migration of CS-Cart Multi-Vendor marketplaces. However, it's important to understand that the multi-vendor edition will be migrated as a standard CS-Cart store. This means that during the data migration process, individual vendors, their specific settings, and vendor-product mappings will not be transferred separately or preserved.

All CS-Cart data, including products, categories, orders, and customer information from each vendor, will be consolidated and moved to a single location within your target store. This effectively merges all vendor data into a single, unified storefront. If you require a solution that preserves vendor separation and mapping, you might consider exploring custom data migration options or alternative marketplace platforms.

To explore your data migration options and discuss the specifics of your CS-Cart Multi-Vendor migration, please contact our support team via Live Chat or schedule a call with a Migration Expert: Schedule a Call.

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How to create redirects to my new products and categories after migration to or from CS-Cart?

How to Create 301 Redirects After eCommerce Data Migration with Cart2Cart

Cart2Cart offers a seamless way to preserve your SEO rankings after an eCommerce data migration. By creating 301 redirects, you ensure that your customers and search engines are automatically directed to the new URLs of your products and categories on your target store. This prevents lost traffic and maintains your search engine ranking.

Here's how to enable 301 redirects during your migration:

  1. Go to the Cart2Cart Migration Wizard.
  2. During the migration setup, locate the "Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration" additional option. This option is typically found within the additional options section of the migration wizard.
  3. Select this option to activate 301 redirect creation.
  4. Launch the Full Migration process. Cart2Cart will automatically create the necessary 301 redirects on your target store as part of the migration.

Why are 301 Redirects Important for eCommerce Data Migration?

When you migrate your eCommerce store, the URLs of your products and categories often change. Without 301 redirects, visitors and search engines accessing the old URLs will encounter "404 Not Found" errors. This leads to:

  • Lost Traffic: Potential customers are unable to find your products.
  • SEO Ranking Decline: Search engines penalize websites with broken links, negatively impacting your search engine rankings.
  • Damaged User Experience: Frustrated visitors may leave your site and not return.

301 redirects solve these problems by permanently redirecting traffic from the old URLs to the corresponding new URLs. This ensures a seamless transition for your customers and preserves your SEO rankings.

Benefits of Using Cart2Cart for eCommerce Data Migration with 301 Redirects:

  • Automated Process: Cart2Cart automates the creation of 301 redirects, saving you time and effort.
  • SEO Preservation: Maintain your search engine rankings and avoid traffic loss.
  • Improved User Experience: Ensure a smooth transition for your customers.
  • Comprehensive Migration: Migrate your products, categories, customers, orders, and other essential data with ease.

Ready to migrate your store and preserve your SEO? Start your free demo today! If you have any questions, contact our support team via live chat or schedule a call with a migration expert.

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How to migrate 301 SEO URLs from CS-Cart?

Cart2Cart supports the migration of 301 SEO URLs *from* CS-Cart as an additional option during your data migration. Here's how:

  1. Go to the Cart2Cart Migration Wizard.
  2. Choose the “Migrate 301 SEO URLs of categories and products” additional option.
  3. Launch the Full Migration.

Please note that the migration of 301 SEO URLs *to* CS-Cart is currently unavailable.

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Can I migrate reward points to CS-Cart?

Yes, Cart2Cart supports the migration of reward points to CS-Cart. However, you need to activate the default "Reward points" add-on in your CS-Cart admin panel before initiating the migration to ensure successful transfer of this data.

How to Activate the Reward Points Add-on in CS-Cart

Follow these steps to enable the Reward Points add-on:

1. Log in to your CS-Cart admin panel and navigate to "Add-ons" -> "Manage Add-ons".

Navigate to Add-ons in CS-Cart admin panel for reward points migration

2. In the list of add-ons, locate "Reward points." Click the "Disabled" dropdown menu and select "Active".

Activate Reward Points add-on for CS-Cart data migration

Once the Reward Points add-on is activated, you can proceed with your data migration to CS-Cart using Cart2Cart.

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Can I migrate customer passwords to/from CS-Cart?

The migration of customer passwords is supported when migrating *to* Magento, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart, and ThirtyBees *from* CS-Cart. To ensure accurate password transfer during your *data migration*, you'll need to install the Cart2Cart Password Migration plugin. Click here for the most up-to-date information on supported source and target carts and detailed instructions on installing the plugin for your specific shopping cart pair.

Additionally, you can migrate customer passwords during a CS-Cart upgrade. When migrating data from one CS-Cart version to another, this option is available for free during the migration setup. No plugin installation is required in this scenario; simply select the option when launching your CS-Cart upgrade via Cart2Cart.

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How can I migrate reviews and products tags to or from CS-Cart?

How to Migrate Reviews and Product Tags to or from CS-Cart using eCommerce Data Migration

Before performing an eCommerce data migration of reviews and product tags to or from CS-Cart, you need to ensure the necessary add-ons are enabled. Here's how:

  1. Enter the admin panel of your CS-Cart store.
  2. Navigate to Add-ons > Manage add-ons.
  3. Locate the Tags add-on in the list and activate it.
  4. Activating the Tags add-on for CS-Cart eCommerce data migration
  5. Find the Comments and reviews add-on and activate it as well.
  6. Activating the Comments and reviews add-on for CS-Cart eCommerce data migration

Once these add-ons are active, you can proceed with transferring your reviews and product tags using Cart2Cart. Our service simplifies the eCommerce data migration process, ensuring a smooth transition of your valuable data.

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Can I migrate SEO URLs of products and categories to and from CS-Cart?

Yes, Cart2Cart supports the migration of SEO URLs for products and categories to and from CS-Cart, provided you are using version 2.0 or higher.

If you're migrating data *to* CS-Cart, activating the free "SEO" module is necessary. This module is also required to enable the "Create 301 SEO Redirects" additional option during your data migration. Here’s how to activate it:

  1. Log in to your CS-Cart admin panel.
  2. Navigate to Add-ons → Manage add-ons.
  3. Type “SEO” in the search bar.
  4. Turn on the found module by clicking the inverted triangle and selecting Active.
Activating the SEO module in CS-Cart for data migration Enabling the SEO module for CS-Cart data migration

If you are migrating SEO URLs *from* CS-Cart, plugin installation is not required.

Note: SEO URL migration for multilingual stores is supported for CS-Cart 3.0 and later versions.

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