Prestashop to Prestashop Migration

No longer fit with the current version of PrestaShop? Looking to migrate your online store to another PrestaShop store/version? Look no further! LitExtension PrestaShop to PrestaShop migration service will seamlessly transfer your PrestaShop store to the PrestaShop platform, ensuring that all your data is preserved and your store is up and running in no time.

The A-Z PrestaShop to PrestaShop migration process includes these below steps:

• Step 1: Backup database of current PrestaShop store
• Step 2: Set up a new PrestaShop store
• Step 3: Set up Source and Target Cart
• Step 4: Select entities to migrate
• Step 5: Perform full migration from PrestaShop to PrestaShop
• Step 6: Follow a go-live checklist for PrestaShop stores after data migration

Now, let’s head straight to 3 critical steps of the PrestaShop to PrestaShop migration with LitExtension.

Step 1: Set up Source Cart & Target Cart

In this step of cart setup, choose PrestaShop as your source cart type and provide the store URL. Then you need to download the connector file by clicking LitExtension Connector. After that, extract the zip file and upload it to your source store’s root folder. The LitExtension connector functioning as an access gateway will help to establish a connection between your shopping carts.

Follow the same steps to set up your PrestaShop store as the target cart. On the other hand, you can easily provide access to your store by filling in your cart’s URL, your Admin username, and password.

If you meet any problems while installing the connector, don’t hesitate to contact our support team.

Once you receive the "Connector was successfully installed" message, click Next: Configure your migration to select entities to migrate and additional options.

Step 2: Select Entities to Migrate PrestaShop to PrestaShop

At this step, you can either choose all your data or only choose the necessary ones to migrate.  

If desired, you can select additional options that will help to extend the data import functionality. Scroll down to select additional options to expand your migration possibilities.

With SEO URLs Migration & 301 Redirect, you can migrate Products and Categories URLs to the new store or create 301 redirects to the new URL. Therefore, this will help maintain the  SEO rankings you have built up for years.

Another amazing LitExtension service is Customers Password Migration which allows you to migrate your passwords from your old PrestaShop store to your new one.

Step 3: Perform PrestaShop to PrestaShop Migration

You can try the free demo first to catch the glimpse of how the system works. Or you can tick on “Skip Demo Migration” to run the full PrestaShop update immediately.

By doing free demos with different target carts, you can visualize your new store in various cart types. Thereby, you could choose the one you prefer most. In addition, you also know how your migration process operates before you decide to take the full migration.

Once the migration is started, it will run seamlessly on the server. Therefore, there’s no need to keep your PC on while LitExtension is working with your data. It is completely safe to turn it off! Take a break, have a cup of coffee and you’ll be notified via email when the process is completed.

So, don't hesitate to move to PrestaShop with LitExtension since the process is easy peasy! If you aren't tech-savvy, leave your PrestaShop to PrestaShop migration in good hands with our All-in-One Migration Package. Our PrestaShop migration experts will lift the weight of manual tasks off your shoulder and handle the migration at a committed response time, with a personal assistant and free additional options.