How long does a Magento to Shopify migration take?

The timeline depends on catalog size, custom functionality, integrations, and how much content needs to move. A small store with a simple catalog can move faster, while a larger Magento build with custom workflows, multiple integrations, and lots of content usually takes longer. The schedule should come from discovery and inventory mapping, not a guess made before the store is reviewed.

Will my SEO rankings transfer automatically?

No, rankings do not transfer automatically just because the store moves to Shopify. You need redirects, metadata, internal links, structured data, and crawlability planned and checked before launch. A careful migration can protect a lot of search equity, but it still takes active SEO work to avoid losing traffic.

Can custom Magento features be recreated in Shopify?

Often, yes, but not always in the same way. Some features can be recreated with Shopify-native tools or apps, while others need custom development or a revised workflow that fits Shopify’s structure. The right approach is to identify those gaps during discovery so you know what can be rebuilt, what can be simplified, and what should be retired before development starts.

What data should be migrated first?

Products, collections, pages, redirects, customers, and order history are usually the first priorities. After that, the team decides whether reviews, blog content, media, tags, and other records should move as-is or be cleaned up during the migration. The order matters because the store needs its core catalog and customer history in place before less critical content is moved.

Do you need to redesign the store during migration?

Not necessarily, but most Magento to Shopify projects benefit from at least a partial redesign. Shopify has a different structure for products, collections, navigation, and templates, so a migration is usually the right time to improve the layout, simplify navigation, and tighten conversion flows instead of forcing an old Magento design into a new system.

How do you protect checkout and payments during the switch?

The team should test payment gateways, tax settings, shipping rules, discount logic, and order confirmation flows before launch. That means running checkout tests in staging, confirming the right apps and settings are connected, and checking that real order paths work end to end. The goal is to catch the problems before live customers do.

What happens after launch?

After launch, the team should monitor redirects, analytics, indexation, checkout behavior, and top landing pages. That post-launch window is where broken links, tracking gaps, and crawl issues usually surface first, so someone needs to watch the store closely and fix problems before they turn into customer complaints or traffic loss.

Does DoodleWeb Canada support Magento to Shopify migrations for Canadian and US brands?

Yes. DoodleWeb Canada works with businesses across Canada and the United States, and the studio’s senior-only delivery model is designed for projects where migration quality, search visibility, and system reliability matter.

DoodleWeb Canada is the Canadian company of Seattle-founded DoodleWeb, based in Surrey, BC. We design, build, and grow websites and digital platforms on Drupal, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, BigCommerce, and React for higher education, government, aerospace, healthcare, nonprofit, and growing brands across Canada and the United States.

Where is DoodleWeb based?

DoodleWeb Canada is based at 13655 Fraser Highway, 11th Floor, Surrey, BC V3T 2V6, Canada. We serve clients across Canada and the United States.

What services does DoodleWeb offer?

Custom web design and development, CMS builds and migrations (Drupal, WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, BigCommerce), eCommerce, headless commerce, React/Next.js engineering, React Native mobile apps, rebranding, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA, AODA, Section 508), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and SLA-backed managed hosting and maintenance.

How much does a DoodleWeb website cost?

Marketing sites start around CAD $16K, CMS rebuilds run CAD $34K–$108K, and enterprise Drupal, headless commerce, and government platforms start at CAD $108K and scale to $340K+. Every project quote is fixed-fee by milestone and returned within 48 hours of the discovery call, with no retainer hidden inside the project fee. Care plans and marketing retainers are separate, publicly priced monthly subscriptions. All figures are starting points, not flat rates — final pricing varies with site size, page count, content volume, integrations, custom functionality, and migration complexity.

How long does a website project take?

Marketing sites launch in 6–10 weeks, mid-market CMS platforms in 10–16 weeks, and enterprise Drupal, government, or commerce rebuilds in 4–6 months. Exact timeline, milestone dates, and acceptance criteria are written into the SOW before kickoff.

Can DoodleWeb get my brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude?

Yes. Our AEO/GEO program restructures content into Q&A patterns, ships FAQ / Organization / Article / BreadcrumbList JSON-LD schema, publishes /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, and runs weekly citation tests across all four major answer engines so engines extract and cite your brand. Initial citations typically appear within 30–60 days.

How do I contact DoodleWeb?

Email info@doodleweb.ca or book a free 30-minute consultation at https://doodleweb.ca/book. You will speak directly with a senior strategist, not a sales rep.

Migration process

What is the process to migrate from Magento to Shopify?

A practical, low-risk path from planning through launch, with SEO, data, and checkout handled carefully.

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Who this is for

eCommerce leaders with a Magento site that is hard to maintain

Your team is spending too much time on patches, theme fixes, and plugin conflicts instead of improving the store. A migration matters because slow releases and technical debt can start affecting revenue, conversion rate, and internal bandwidth.

marketing and content teams protecting organic traffic

You need the new Shopify store to preserve rankings, product visibility, and campaign landing pages. The risk is that a rushed migration can break URLs, metadata, structured data, and internal links that support search performance.

IT and operations owners responsible for integrations

Your Magento store likely connects to ERP, CRM, shipping, tax, or inventory systems. The stakes are stability, data integrity, and a launch that does not create manual work or downstream system errors.

purchasing and executive sponsors comparing vendors

You need a partner that can scope the move clearly and deliver without junior handoffs or offshore surprises. The business risk is choosing a team that underestimates migration complexity, then turns a platform change into an open-ended recovery project.

Migration discovery and inventory mapping

We start by auditing products, categories, customers, orders, content, apps, and custom functionality in Magento. That inventory becomes the migration map, which tells the team what moves, what gets rebuilt, and what should be retired.

Information architecture and Shopify store setup

We translate your Magento structure into Shopify’s product, collection, navigation, and template model. This matters because the store has to work inside Shopify’s rules while still supporting your merchandising, content, and conversion goals.

Data migration with URL and SEO safeguards

Products, collections, pages, blog content, redirects, and metadata are migrated in a controlled way. We also plan redirect rules and search validation so existing links, indexed pages, and campaign traffic are protected as much as possible.

Theme design, custom development, and integrations

We build or adapt the Shopify front end, then connect the tools your team depends on, such as payments, shipping, tax, CRM, analytics, or ERP integrations. Senior engineers handle the build so you are not relying on a patchwork of disconnected tasks.

QA, accessibility review, and launch support

Before launch, we test checkout flows, device breakpoints, forms, tracking, redirects, and key user journeys. We also review accessibility and performance so the new store is usable, measurable, and ready for real traffic.

Post-launch support and maintenance

After go-live, we watch for broken links, indexing issues, checkout friction, and content gaps that only show up under live traffic. Ongoing support matters because the first week after launch is where small issues become expensive if nobody is watching.

How it works

1
How do you plan the migration?
The first step is discovery: what exists in Magento, what must carry over, and what Shopify needs to replace or improve. That gives the project a realistic scope and reduces surprises later.
2
How is the store rebuilt?
The second step is design, theme development, app selection, and data preparation. Content, products, and redirects are then loaded and checked against the agreed migration map.
3
How is launch handled?
The final step is QA, SEO validation, accessibility review, and cutover. After launch, the team monitors the store and fixes issues before they affect sales or search visibility.

What does a Magento to Shopify migration actually involve?

A Magento to Shopify migration usually involves more than moving products and pages. The work includes auditing the old store, rebuilding the front end, translating Magento-specific functionality into Shopify-compatible workflows, migrating content and commerce data, and preserving the SEO signals that already help the site get found.

The hard part is not the software transfer itself. The hard part is deciding what should be recreated, what should be simplified, and what needs a custom workaround so the new Shopify store supports real business operations instead of just looking similar on day one.

What happens if you rush the move?

Rushing a Magento to Shopify migration can create broken URLs, lost rankings, checkout errors, duplicate content, and messy product data. It can also leave teams with manual tasks they thought the new platform would eliminate, which is how a platform change becomes a productivity problem.

For brands with significant organic traffic, the danger is not only launch-day bugs. The slower loss is usually in search visibility, conversion performance, and team confidence when the store no longer behaves the way sales, marketing, and operations expected.

How do you choose the right migration partner?

The right partner should be able to explain how they will handle data mapping, redirects, integrations, accessibility, QA, and post-launch support without hiding behind vague promises. You want a team that scopes the actual work, not a team that sells a platform switch and hopes the details sort themselves out later.

DoodleWeb Canada is a senior-only web agency based in Surrey, BC, with no junior swap-outs or offshore handoffs. The studio is BBB-accredited, reviewed on Clutch, and listed on the Drupal.org Marketplace, which matters when a migration touches revenue, search traffic, and operational systems that cannot afford guesswork.

What clients say

“The quality and knowledge of Doodle Web's team are way above what we've seen.”
— Founder, Amplify AI

Frequently asked questions

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If you want a migration that protects your data, search visibility, and launch stability, start with a scoped conversation.

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