Shopify to SmithShop Migration Guide

Shopify migrations usually start with CSV exports and careful domain timing. Do not switch DNS until the SmithShop checkout has passed live-mode testing.

Export products, collections, image URLs, variants, tags, customers, orders, discounts, redirects, policy pages, and SEO fields.

Migration checklist

Export products, categories, images, customers, orders, coupons, tax settings, shipping settings, SEO metadata, and current URLs before touching DNS.
Clean the product CSV before importing. Keep SKUs, prices, stock, image URLs, weights, dimensions, categories, SEO titles, and descriptions in clear columns.
Rebuild payment, shipping, tax, email, analytics, and fulfillment credentials inside SmithShop with fresh keys from each provider.
Add redirects for old product, category, and CMS page URLs that already receive traffic or have search rankings.
Place test orders for physical products, digital products, coupons, tax, shipping quotes, payment gateways, order email, and admin fulfillment before launch.

SmithShop setup path

Import or recreate categories first, then products, variants, options, images, and downloadable files.

Configure payment gateways, shipping providers, tax rules, email delivery, analytics, marketing tools, policies, and admin users.

Test checkout from the storefront and confirm the order appears correctly in admin before the final domain switch.