What data does Ablestar WooCommerce Importer transfer to Shopify?

While WooCommerce and Shopify are both eCommerce platforms, they have some differences in how they store data. Additionally, other WordPress plugins can further extend WooCommerce's capabilities, and that data can be stored however the developer decides.

In this document, we'll cover which information is migrated from WooCommerce to Shopify with the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer app.

Overview

The Ablestar WooCommerce Importer app connects to the WooCommerce API on your WordPress sites and transfers the data to Shopify, adjusting the data as necessary. This means that all products, variants, images, and orders can be transferred.

However, if you have features on your store (either WooCommerce or Shopify) that require other plugins or apps, we cannot automatically transfer that data. If this is the case, you can check out the Importing Other Data section below.

Product Data

The app will migrate the following fields from WooCommerce to Shopify:

Product Title
Short Description
Long Description
Categories
Tags
Published State
Brand
Product Images
Product Images Alt Text
All product variants (see below)

For each variant of a product, the app will import the following:

SKU
Weight
Variant Options (size, color, etc..)
Price
Regular Price
Inventory Quantity
Inventory Management
Variant Image
Variant Image Alt Text
Variant Position

Order Data

The following data is imported for each order:

Order ID
Date Created
Subtotal Price
Total Price
Total Tax
Total Discounts
Email Address
Customer First and Last Name
Customer Note
Shipping Address
Shipping Method
Billing Address
Order Status
Coupons Used
Tax Rate
Product Attributes (may need to be imported separately)

Each order has one or more line items which include the following:

Quantity
Price
SKU
Name of Product Variant
Link to Product (only if products are also imported with the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer)

Customer Data

If you just import customers, the following fields will be migrated:

First and Last Name
Email Address
Company
Shipping Address
Billing Address

Importing Other Data

You might have additional information that you would like to migrate that isn't available through the WooCommerce API. These might include:

WordPress user accounts
Barcode data stored with a separate plugin
Multi-level categories

A custom import might be required to import this data. In most cases, we should be able to import it provided that you export the necessary data in a CSV file for us. If you're in this situation, please reach out to us at support@ablestar.co, and we'll figure out what we can do.

Digital Downloads

The base Shopify program can not handle digital downloads without the use of another app. If the WooCommerce products you are importing have digital downloads attached, the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer app will not be able to migrate the digital files directly. In cases like this, we recommend the following steps to ensure the downloads are linked to the orders:

Use the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer app to import the products.
Install a Digital Downloads app and attach the digital files to your products. (Shopify's Digital Downloads app is free.)
Use the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer app to import the orders.

If you don't see the files linked to your orders, please contact us at support@ablestar.co for more details.