AbleCommerce to X-Cart Migration

Our client is a U.S.-based retailer with a long-standing reputation for providing new, used, and rebuilt auto parts, especially for classic and specialty vehicles. After over 50 years running the business, they’ve become a trusted name and attracted a wide range of car enthusiasts and collectors.

As their inventory expanded over the years, AbleCommerce struggled to keep up. X-Cart offered more flexible product management tools, making it easier to organize, update, and scale their inventory without constant workarounds.

For this project, the client expected a complete data migration from AbleCommerce to X-Cart, as outlined on our official service page. This included all key store data such as:

• Product details (including variants, images, descriptions, and attributes);
• Order history;
• Customer information;
• And other essential store content.

Additionally, they requested that we migrate all clean URLs exactly as they were, without making any changes or adjustments. They understood that many of these URLs might not work immediately in X-Cart due to platform differences, but preferred to handle the adjustments themselves after the migration.

One of the main challenges in this project was dealing with differences in how AbleCommerce and X-Cart structure certain data fields. Some fields in AbleCommerce didn’t have a direct match in X-Cart, which required us to find smart workarounds.

For example, the “Unit” field in AbleCommerce needed to be migrated as a global attribute in X-Cart. Similarly, the “Require user to click a link to view price” setting had no exact equivalent, so we had to map it to the closest matching feature in X-Cart.

To solve this issue, we worked closely with the client to create a detailed data mapping plan before running the migration. This helped us clearly define where each piece of data from AbleCommerce should go in X-Cart, especially for fields that didn’t match directly.

Even after the demo migration, we continued to review and fine-tune the mapping, keeping a close eye on the more complex data to make sure everything landed in the right place.

Once everything was confirmed, we proceeded with the All-in-One Migration Service to transfer all data accurately and efficiently. We also continued testing and fixing smaller issues, such as adjusting display formats, checking attribute visibility, and confirming correct price logic, to ensure the new store functioned exactly as expected.