CS-Cart Migration Service

Plan Your CS-Cart Migration

Before moving your store, decide which records you need in CS-Cart and how you will check them. Products and categories establish the catalog, while customer profiles, order history, reviews, pages, and blog posts help you retain the information your business uses each day.

Automated Migration gives you control over the connection, data selection, options, and result review. Choose All-in-One Migration when you want LitExtension experts to configure and manage the transfer. Use the Demo to review the data before committing to the Full Migration.

Prepare Your Source Store and CS-Cart

Back up both stores and prepare your CS-Cart installation before connecting them. Keep a record of your source-store data counts and select representative products, customers, orders, reviews, and content pages for comparison after migration.

Include examples that reveal important differences: products with variants, discounted items, orders with shipping and tax totals, and pages containing images. Note any custom fields or extension-generated records so you can discuss them with LitExtension before starting.

Review existing data in the target store. Clear Data is an optional action that deletes the selected types of data from CS-Cart before migration. Enable it only after deciding which target records to remove and saving a backup.

Run an Automated Migration to CS-Cart

1. Connect the Stores

Sign in to the LitExtension app, choose your source platform, and select CS-Cart as the target. Enter the store URLs and follow the displayed connection instructions. Complete the connection checks before selecting the data.

2. Select Data and Additional Options

Select the entities you want to transfer. Review your products and category structure, customer records, order history, reviews, CMS pages, and blog content rather than selecting data solely by volume. For a multilingual store, check translated product and category names and descriptions, as well as page and blog content.

Choose the options that address your migration requirements. Create 301 Redirects connects old URLs to the corresponding new pages. Preserve Order IDs retains familiar order references. Description-image migration transfers embedded images, while Strip HTML Tags removes markup from product and category names.

3. Review the Free Demo and Run the Full Migration

Run a Free Demo and examine the sample records in CS-Cart. Compare product names, SKUs, descriptions, prices, inventory, variants, and images with the source. Check customer details and sample orders, including their items, totals, statuses, and addresses.

Also inspect review ratings and comments, page and blog content, and translated records. Resolve any unexpected result before starting the Full Migration. The transfer runs on LitExtension’s servers, so you can close your browser after it starts and return to review its progress.

Choose All-in-One Migration for Expert Management

All-in-One Migration assigns the configuration and transfer work to LitExtension experts. Your Personal Assistant coordinates requirements, communicates progress, and organizes your review at the key stages.

1. Consultation and Scope

Our experts review your source platform, CS-Cart setup, data volume, selected records, and custom requirements. Agree on the data to transfer and the checks that matter to your business before the project begins.

2. Connection and Data Mapping

Our experts configure the store connections and map the agreed source data to CS-Cart. They set up the applicable Additional Options and address the mapping requirements identified during consultation. All applicable Additional Options are included for free with AIO.

3. Demo Migration

Our experts run a Demo and inspect the sample records with you. Review the product catalog, customer details, order items and totals, reviews, and content selected for the project. Use this stage to agree on any corrections before the Full Migration.

4. Full Migration

After Demo approval, our experts start and monitor the Full Migration. Your current store remains available for customers to browse and place orders while the data transfer runs.

5. Result Validation

Our experts check the migrated records against the agreed scope and coordinate your review. Compare record counts and representative entries, check product images and descriptions, and inspect customer and order relationships before accepting the result.

6. Prepare for Launch

Review records created or changed on the source store during the transfer. Use Recent Migrations and Smart Updates to address new and updated data before the switch. Plan these operations around your launch so you know which records still need attention.

7. Handover and Follow-Up

Your Personal Assistant coordinates the handover and helps address migration questions. For any additional custom work, discuss the specific requirement and project scope before proceeding.

Check SEO and Store Operation Before Switching

Check migrated product and category meta titles and descriptions. Test 301 redirects using a list of important source URLs, including pages that receive search traffic or have external links. Review the destination page for each tested URL rather than checking only that a redirect occurs.

Prepare the CS-Cart storefront separately from the data transfer. Review your theme, navigation, payment methods, shipping settings, and checkout before opening the new store to customers. A migration transfers records; it does not copy your source theme, apps, or custom code.

Understand Cost and Timing

The cost depends on your source platform, data volume, selected service, options, and custom requirements. Use the Pricing Estimator for an initial estimate. For an expert-managed project, discuss the scope with LitExtension before agreeing on the work.

The timeline depends on the volume and complexity of the selected data, store connection performance, and the time needed to review the Demo and results. Include preparation, testing, and launch coordination in your plan rather than treating the transfer itself as the entire project.

Please contact a LitExtension expert for a free consultation about your CS-Cart migration.