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Can I migrate my existing website?
Summary
Merchants can move their business to ShopIQ by recreating their ecommerce website, product catalog, content, payments, logistics, and commerce workflows on ShopIQ. Full website themes, code, pages, and platform-specific configurations cannot be directly migrated as-is.
Who this is for: This article is for merchants who already have an ecommerce website on another platform and want to understand how migration to ShopIQ works.
Can I migrate my existing website to ShopIQ?
Yes, merchants can move their online business to ShopIQ, but migration usually means recreating and configuring the store inside ShopIQ rather than copying the old website exactly as it is.
ShopIQ can help merchants build a new ecommerce website, recreate product catalogs, set up content, configure integrations, connect payment gateways, connect logistics partners, and publish the new store.
What can be migrated or recreated?
- Products
- Product images through image URLs, where available
- Product titles
- Product descriptions
- Categories
- Collections
- Customers
- Orders
- Blogs, if manually recreated
- Policy pages, if manually recreated
- Homepage content
- Banners and images
- SEO metadata
- Custom URLs
- Redirects
- Payment gateway setup
- Logistics setup
Can my old website design be copied exactly?
Not directly. ShopIQ does not import full website themes, code, templates, page layouts, or platform-specific design configurations from other ecommerce platforms.
However, merchants can use their existing website as a reference. They can ask ShopIQ or an Implementation Partner to create a new website that follows a similar brand direction, product structure, content style, or customer journey.
Can I migrate from Shopify, WooCommerce, or Dukaan?
Merchants can move their business from platforms such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Dukaan, or other ecommerce systems to ShopIQ, depending on the available export data and integration options.
Common migration items may include products, product images, customers, orders, product descriptions, categories, collections, and SEO fields. If the migration is complex, merchants can request a callback and work with a ShopIQ Implementation Partner.
Can I import my existing product catalog?
Yes, product catalog data can be brought into ShopIQ depending on the available format. If the merchant has product data in spreadsheets, exports, or organized files, that information can be used to recreate the catalog.
ShopIQ can also help generate or improve product titles, descriptions, metadata, and catalog content using AI. AI-powered catalog generation consumes AI credits.
Can I preserve SEO during migration?
ShopIQ includes SEO features to help with migration planning, including meta titles, meta descriptions, custom URLs, 301 redirects, Google Search Console verification, Google Analytics, XML sitemap, robots.txt, product schema, and structured data.
If URLs change during migration, merchants should use 301 redirects where needed to reduce broken links and preserve SEO value.
Can I connect my existing domain after migration?
Yes. After publishing the ShopIQ website, merchants can connect their existing domain from the Settings section using A Record and CNAME Record DNS mapping. The merchant must own or control the domain and have access to the domain provider account.
Can someone migrate my website for me?
Yes. Merchants who want expert help can request a callback. ShopIQ can connect the merchant with an Implementation Partner who can help plan and execute the migration, including website setup, catalog creation, content migration, domain mapping, payment setup, logistics setup, redirects, and launch support.
Migration checklist
- Current website URL
- Product export files, if available
- Product images
- Category and collection structure
- Customer data, if required
- Order data, if required
- Existing SEO metadata
- Existing URL list
- Blog content
- Policy pages
- Payment gateway details
- Logistics provider details
- Domain provider access
- Branding assets
- Launch timeline
Important things to know
Migration is not always a one-click process. The merchant should review the new website carefully before publishing, verifying product data, prices, images, SEO fields, policies, checkout, payment setup, logistics setup, and domain configuration. ShopIQ does not guarantee that every element from the previous platform can be copied exactly.