Migrate PrestaShop to WooCommerce
If you want to migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce, the fastest method to transfer all your store products, customers, orders, taxes, reviews, etc. is through the PrestaShop to WooCommerce migration service. Moreover, your current store will remain operational throughout the entire migration process.
What data can be
migrated from PrestaShop to WooCommerce
Estimate your Migration Cost
Cart2Cart will smoothly migrate PrestaShop to WooCommerce ecommerce data like products, orders, customers, etc. in a few hours with zero impact on your current PrestaShop store performance.
How to Migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce In 3 Steps?
Connect your Source & Target carts
Choose PrestaShop and WooCommerce from the drop-down lists & provide the stores’ URLs in the corresponding fields.
Select the data to migrate & extra options
Choose the data you want to migrate to WooCommerce and extra options to customise your PrestaShop to WooCommerce migration.
Launch your Demo/Full migration
Run a free Demo to see how the Cart2Cart service works, and when happy - launch Full migration.
How to Migrate From PrestaShop to WooCommerce: DIY Import Guide
Steps for PrestaShop to WooCommerce migration:
- Provide your Source (i.e. PrestaShop) and Target (WooCommerce) carts access details.
- Choose the data you want to transfer from PrestaShop to WooCommerce.
- Launch the free demo migration.
- Start the full data transfer of your online store to WooCommerce.
If your current PrestaShop platform no longer meets the demands of your growing business, we'd like to meet you halfway and present a simple guide to import PrestaShop to WooCommerce. You'll be able to move all the needed data between platforms without hiring a developer. Read on!
How to Migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce in 4 Steps
- Provide your Source (i.e. PrestaShop) and Target (WooCommerce) carts access details.
- Choose the data you want to transfer from PrestaShop to WooCommerce.
- Launch the free demo migration.
- Start the full data transfer of your online store to WooCommerce.
Watch our video tutorial to see how easy it is to automatically migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce with the help of the Cart2Cart migration tool:
Migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce
If you've decided to migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce, Cart2Cart will help you do it quickly and trouble-free. Besides, if you want to calculate the exact price of re-platforming, use our Online Estimator.
So, to perform the migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce, follow these few simple steps:
Prepare WooCommerce Store
Establish a WooCommerce store
First of all, register a WooCommerce account. Alternatively, if you're still hesitant, whether WooCommerce will suit your needs, use our free Migration Preview Service. This option allows business owners to perform Demo migration of a limited number of entities from their current store to Cart2Cart's test store (please note that it will be live for 3 days). All you have to do is check the result of data transfer and then proceed with the Full Migration.
Configure the newly-established store
Make sure to install all the necessary plugins that will ease the process of replatforming:
- If you want to import all the customers' passwords, download free Cart2Cart WooCommerce Passwords Migration Plugin and choose the additional option "Migrate customers' passwords" in the Migration Wizard. In case you have any questions, please, follow this guide.
- Set up WordPress Multilingual Plugin to migrate multiple languages to your future WooCommerce store. Check the step-by-step instructions on how to install the extension.
- To preserve your SEO positions, we suggest you choose the additional options "Create the 301 redirects on your target store after migration" and "Migrate categories and products SEO URLs." Also, it is necessary to install Woo's Redirection plugin and a free WordPress SEO Plugin.
- To migrate information on manufacturers and images, you can download the following extensions - WordPress.org (free) or WooThemes.com (paid).
- Product Add-Ons plugin will help you transfer the existing product variants to your WooCommerce store.
- If you want to save order IDs, select the "Preserve order IDs on the Target Store" option and download the free WooCommerce Sequential Order Number module.
- To transfer custom order statuses, you have to use free YITH WooCommerce Custom Order Status plugin.
Set up PrestaShop and WooCommerce carts
Setup your Source store
Choose PrestaShop from the drop-down menu. Next, you'll have to provide the store's URL, download the Connection Bridge file and upload it to the root folder.
Configure Target cart
To configure your WooCommerce cart, simply copy the admin URL, login, and password to the corresponding fields.
Further read: WordPress Migration Checklist
Select data and extra options for your transfer
Choose the data types you want to import from PrestaShop to WooCommerce, as well as the additional migration options (in needed).
Please note that if you've installed some of the abovementioned plugins, remember to tick the necessary box:
- Preserve order IDs on Target Store - choose this if you've installed the WooCommerce Sequential Order Number module.
- Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration - it requires a Redirection plugin.
- Migrate customers' passwords - only works together with Cart2Cart WooCommerce Passwords Migration Plugin.
- Migrate categories and products SEO URLs - WordPress SEO Plugin is needed.
Run demo migration
If you've completed all of the abovementioned steps, proceed to Free Demo Migration. It allows users to transfer up to 10 products with related data within just 15 minutes.
Launch Full migration
After the test migration is complete, check its results. If everything works correctly and you are satisfied with our service, launch Full Migration by clicking the "Start Migration" button.
How to Migrate Products from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
If you have a CSV file with your PrestaShop products, navigate to the Products menu in your WooCommerce admin panel.
Next, tap the Import button to upload the CSV file.
Once finished, launch the importer to migrate products to WooCommerce.
Alternatively, you can use Cart2Cart tool to move all your products in a completely automated manner with minimal human involvement.
Is it Possible to Export Orders from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
Once you've settled your mind on orders import from PrestaShop to WooCommerce, the first thing you have to do is create the CSV file. To cope with the task, visit the official PrestaShop marketplace and download any of the available apps. Besides, read our post to get more information on PrestaShop export products and orders.
Post-Migration "To Do" List
Once Full migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce is complete, we advise you to do the following:
- Check your new store for random errors (e.g., inspect the visibility and correct categorization of products, perform a few searches, go through all the links, etc.).
- Make some test purchases to ensure that everything works correctly, and your customers won't face any problems in the future.
- Go to WooCommerce Store and install all the necessary extensions and plugins that will add functionality and extra features that are not included in the custom version of WooCommerce.
- Turn to the Recent Data Migration Service in case new products, orders or customers have appeared on the PrestaShop store during or after the Full Migration, and we will ensure they are transferred to the new WooCommerce store correctly.
Ways to perform migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce
Automated migration
Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.
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The design and store functionality transfer is impossible due to PrestaShop to WooCommerce limitations. However, you can recreate it with the help of a 3rd-party developer.
Your data is safely locked with Cart2Cart
We built in many security measures so you can safely migrate from PrestaShop to WooCommerce. Check out our Security Policy
Server Security
All migrations are performed on a secure dedicated Hetzner server with restricted physical access.Application Security
HTTPS protocol and 128-bit SSL encryption are used to protect the data being exchanged.Network Security
The most up-to-date network architecture schema, firewall and access restrictions protect our system from electronic attacks.Data Access Control
Employee access to customer migration data is restricted, logged and audited.Frequently Asked Questions
Is multilanguage migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce possible?
How much does it cost to migrate the PrestaShop store to WooCommerce?
Will my customer passwords be transferred during PrestaShop to WooCommerce migration?
Will migration to WooCommerce affect my existing PrestaShop store?
How to migrate URLs from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
How to import data from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
- Set up your Source and Target carts.
- Choose the entities you want to move to WooCommerce and specify the extra options to improve your migration.
- Map your PrestaShop languages/currencies/order statuses to the corresponding ones on WooCommerce.
- Launch free Demo migration.
- Start Full database migration.
Does Cart2Cart support SEO migration from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
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Can I migrate credit card information from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
Will you transfer review ratings from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
Can I preserve order IDs while migrating from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
How to migrate manufacturers from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
How to export PrestaShop products to WooCommerce?
Can I migrate taxes from PrestaShop to WooCommerce?
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Keep selling while migrating
The process of data transfer has no effect on the migrated store. At all.
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Just a few hours - and all your store data is moved to its new home.
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We’re ready to help import data from database dump, csv. file, a rare shopping cart etc.
Recommended by industry leaders
Cart2Cart is recommended by Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, OpenCart, PrestaShop and other top ecommerce platforms.