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Ecommerce migration explained

What actually happens when you move platform, in four steps and under two minutes. Emily made this one. If you'd rather read it, the transcript's underneath.

The short version

Discovery and data mapping, site build and data migration, bespoke integration and URL mapping, then testing and go-live. Your existing store keeps trading throughout, and nothing switches over until testing is finished.

It's the same shape whether you're coming off Visualsoft, Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart or something built in-house fifteen years ago. More on Visualsoft to Shopify, or see everything we do on Shopify.

Transcript

  • 0:00

    Ecommerce Migration, Explained. We'll explain it in four easy steps.

  • 0:06 Step One: Discovery and data mapping

    We audit your current store: catalogue, custom functionality, integrations, SEO footprint, data structure. The migration plan is built around what we find, not a template.

  • 0:26

    Every data type mapped to its equivalent on the new platform before any migration begins. Data that does not map directly is handled carefully, not dropped.

  • 0:33 Step Two: Site build and data migration

    The new store is built while your existing store stays fully live and trading. No downtime, no risk to current revenue.

  • 0:42

    Products, variants, images, customers, orders, CMS content, and all associated data transferred and validated. Nothing left behind.

  • 0:51 Step Three: Bespoke integration and URL mapping

    Integration rebuilding: ERP connections, warehouse systems, payment gateways, email automation, analytics and third-party tools all reconnected and tested.

  • 1:05

    Every URL on the old platform mapped to its equivalent on the new one. 301 redirects set up and validated before go-live. Post-migration technical SEO audit included.

  • 1:15 Step Four: Testing and go-live

    Checkout, payments, tax calculations, shipping, emails, returns, stock updates, and integrations.

  • 1:21

    We go live when testing is complete. Not when the calendar says so.

  • 1:27

    DNS cutover at the planned point. Intensive monitoring in the days immediately after launch. Issues fixed immediately. No disappearing after delivery.

  • 1:36

    Ready to migrate properly? Dev Partners.

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