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Migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify with LitExtension’s automated migration tool or expert-assisted service. Transfer products, combinations, categories, customers, orders, images, SEO URLs, and other essential store data through a guided migration process.
Your PrestaShop store remains active throughout the migration, so you can continue selling while preparing your new Shopify store. Start with a Free Demo Migration to preview how your data is mapped, then continue with Automated Migration or let LitExtension experts manage the project for you.
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What Data Can Be Migrated from PrestaShop to Shopify
Before running a full PrestaShop to Shopify migration, review which data groups should be transferred and how they will fit Shopify’s structure. LitExtension can migrate selected PrestaShop data to Shopify based on your store setup, selected entities, and migration options.
Use the list below to check the main supported data groups. Pay extra attention to product combinations, category URLs, customer records, order history, CMS pages, images, and SEO fields, as these items often need mapping or validation after migration.
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Products
- Product name, Description.
- Summary.
- Images.
- Price, Specific prices, Cost.
- Categories.
- Stocks, When out of stock.
- Brand.
- UPC/EAN/MPN.
- Weight, Width/Height/Depth.
- Combinations.
- Status.
- Friendly URL.
- Tags.
- Meta Tag Title, Meta Tag Description.
Product Categories
- Name, Description, Additional description.
- Friendly URL.
- Thumbnail.
- Meta title, Meta description.
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Customers
- E-Mail.
- Name.
Addresses.
Customer Address
- First Name, Last Name.
- Company.
- Address 1, Address 2.
- City, Postcode, Country.
- Phone.
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Orders
- Order Number, Order Date.
- Status.
- Customer.
- Products.
- Discount
- Shipping.
- Total.
- Invoice/Shipping address.
- Note.
Order Items
- Product name.
- Base price.
Qty. SKU.
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Coupons
- Name.
- Code.
- Valid.
- Limit to a single customer.
- Amount, Minimum amount.
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CMS Pages
Title. Friendly URL. SEO Title, SEO Description. Page content.
(*) The supported data may vary depending on your PrestaShop configuration and selected migration options. If your store uses custom modules, customer groups, B2B pricing, multilingual or multistore features, custom fields, or third-party integrations, review the data mapping details or contact LitExtension before running the full migration.
How to Migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify
Before starting the full migration, it helps to understand the main flow and the data points that need extra attention. A PrestaShop to Shopify migration usually involves more than moving basic store data, especially when your store has product combinations, category structures, customer records, order history, custom modules, or SEO URLs.
Step 1: Set Up Your Source and Target Carts
Select PrestaShop as your Source Cart and Shopify as your Target Cart. Enter your store URL and follow the instructions to connect both stores for migration.
Step 2: Select Your Store Data Entities
Choose the entities you want to migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify, such as products, product categories, customers, orders, coupons, CMS pages, and more.
Step 3: Run a Demo or Full Migration
Start with a Free Demo Migration to preview how your data appears in Shopify. Once you are ready, run the full PrestaShop to Shopify migration. The process runs on LitExtension’s server, so you do not need to keep your browser open.
Before You Migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify
Before migrating from PrestaShop to Shopify, define the data you want to transfer, identify any store-specific requirements, and decide how the migration results will be reviewed. These checks help establish the right migration scope before you run the Free Demo or Full Migration.
| What to prepare | What to check |
|---|---|
| Review and back up your PrestaShop store | Create a current backup and confirm that you can access both the PrestaShop store and Shopify admin. Note any server restrictions that may affect the source-store connection. |
| Define your migration scope | Decide which products, combinations, categories, customers, orders, coupons, CMS pages, images, and SEO data should be transferred to Shopify. |
| Identify custom requirements | Document customer groups, specific prices, custom fields, B2B rules, multilingual data, multistore configurations, custom modules, and external systems that may require additional mapping or custom work. |
| Plan migration validation | Assign someone to review the Free Demo and Full Migration results. If PrestaShop remains active during the transfer, also plan how newly added orders, customers, and product updates will be moved before launch. |
If your PrestaShop store includes custom modules, B2B pricing, multilingual or multistore data, ERP/PIM integrations, or other non-standard structures, contact LitExtension before the Full Migration so the required mapping, scope, and custom work can be reviewed.
How to Migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify with LitExtension
The three-step summary above provides a quick overview of the PrestaShop to Shopify migration process. The walkthrough below shows how to start a new migration from your LitExtension account, connect Shopify through the LitExtension Store Migration Tool, configure your PrestaShop data, and review the result before the Full Migration.
This guide focuses on store data migration. If your project also includes rebuilding your PrestaShop theme, recreating custom functionality, or configuring Shopify apps and integrations, LitExtension can review these requirements separately as part of your migration scope.
Step 1: Connect Shopify and PrestaShop
Start by signing in to your LitExtension account and connecting your Shopify target store through the LitExtension Store Migration Tool. Once inside the Shopify app, you can connect PrestaShop as the Source Cart and continue configuring your migration.
1.1. Start a New Migration from Your LitExtension Account
Log in to your LitExtension account and click “+ New Migration.” In the Setup Target Store section, click “Install LitExtension App.” You will be redirected to the Shopify App Store to install the LitExtension Store Migration Tool.
If the app is already installed on your Shopify store, click “Open” instead. Once you are inside the app in Shopify Admin, click “+ Create New Migration” to continue.
1.2. Connect PrestaShop as the Source Cart
In the Source Cart Setup step, select PrestaShop from the drop-down menu and enter the required store information. Follow the connection instructions displayed in the app to connect your PrestaShop store. Once the connection is successful, continue to the migration configuration screen to select your data and migration options.
If your PrestaShop store contains custom modules, modified data structures, multistore configurations, B2B features, or other non-standard data, contact LitExtension before the Full Migration so the required scope can be reviewed.
Step 2: Configure Your PrestaShop to Shopify Migration
After connecting both carts, choose the data you want to transfer and review the migration options that fit your store requirements.
2.1 Select Entities to Migrate
In the Entities To Migrate section, select the PrestaShop data you want to move to Shopify, such as products, product categories, customers, orders, coupons, CMS pages, blog content, images, and SEO URLs.
If you want to migrate all supported data at once, click Select All. For most stores, however, it is worth reviewing each entity carefully so you understand what will be transferred and what may need extra handling.
Pay special attention to:
- Product combinations, attributes, SKUs, prices, stock, and images
- Categories and subcategories that may become Shopify collections or product tags
- Customer records, addresses, customer groups, and password-related data
- Order history, order statuses, discounts, taxes, and shipping details
- CMS pages, blog content, SEO metadata, and internal links
- Custom fields, module-related data, B2B pricing, multilingual data, or multistore setup
If your store includes unsupported entities or custom module data, contact LitExtension experts for a migration review before running the full transfer.
2.2 Review Additional Migration Options
After selecting your data, review the Additional Options section. Common options include clearing selected data on Shopify before migration, preserving order IDs, creating 301 redirects from PrestaShop to Shopify when URLs change, migrating images in descriptions, stripping HTML tags, and migrating PrestaShop categories into Shopify automated collections.
Do not enable options automatically without reviewing your store needs. For example, 301 redirects are useful when important PrestaShop URLs will change in Shopify, while preserving order IDs may be important if your team uses historical order numbers for accounting, customer support, or internal tracking.
If you are not sure which options to enable, contact LitExtension support before starting the full transfer.
Step 3: Run Demo Migration and Review the Result
Before running the full PrestaShop to Shopify migration, start with a Free Demo Migration. The demo lets you preview how selected PrestaShop data appears in Shopify and gives you time to check data mapping before committing to the full transfer.
After the demo, review sample records in Shopify instead of only checking whether the migration completed. Look at products with multiple combinations, products with images, categories, customers with addresses, orders with discounts or shipping details, CMS pages, and URLs.
Check whether:
- Product combinations are mapped into Shopify variants correctly
- Categories appear as the right Shopify collections, tags, or navigation structure
- Images are displayed properly
- Customer and order relationships are preserved
- Order statuses, totals, discounts, taxes, and shipping details look correct
- SEO titles, descriptions, and important URLs are present
- Any expected data is missing, duplicated, or formatted incorrectly
If something does not look right, adjust your selected entities, migration options, or mapping requirements before running the full migration.
Step 4: Run Full PrestaShop to Shopify Migration
When the demo result looks correct, start the full PrestaShop to Shopify migration. LitExtension runs the transfer on its cloud-based system, so you do not need to keep your browser open during the process.
Keep your PrestaShop store active during migration if you still need to receive orders. After the full transfer is complete, review the migration report and check your Shopify store before launch. If new orders, customers, or product updates were added to PrestaShop during the migration period, you may need Recent Data Migration to transfer the latest data before switching traffic to Shopify.
Validate Your PrestaShop Data After Migration
Once the Full Migration is complete, review the migration report and validate representative records in Shopify before switching traffic from PrestaShop. Focus on data completeness, relationships, platform-specific mapping, and any records added to the source store during the migration period.
1. Review Record Counts and the Migration Report
Compare the number of migrated products, customers, orders, categories, and other selected entities with the corresponding records in PrestaShop. Then review the LitExtension migration report for skipped, failed, or partially migrated items.
A difference in record counts does not always indicate a migration error because PrestaShop and Shopify may organize certain data differently. However, any unexplained difference should be reviewed before launch.
2. Check Products, Combinations, Images, and Collections
Review a representative sample of simple and configurable products. Confirm that product names, descriptions, SKUs, prices, inventory, images, and SEO fields appear correctly in Shopify.
Pay particular attention to whether:
- PrestaShop combinations are mapped to the correct Shopify variants.
- Variant options, prices, SKUs, stock, and images remain associated with the correct product.
- Categories and subcategories are organized into the intended Shopify collections, tags, or navigation structure.
- Product and category images display correctly without broken URLs.
3. Validate Customers, Orders, and Their Relationships
Check customer profiles, email addresses, billing and shipping addresses, and any supported customer-group data. Customer passwords may require a separate activation or reset process depending on the migration setup.
Review recent and historical orders to confirm that they remain linked to the correct customers and products. Check order numbers, dates, statuses, totals, discounts, taxes, shipping information, addresses, and payment-related records against the original PrestaShop data.
4. Test URLs, Metadata, and Redirects
Review the migrated SEO titles, meta descriptions, handles, internal links, and URLs for important products, collections, CMS pages, and blog content. Because Shopify uses a fixed URL structure, some PrestaShop URLs may change after migration.
If 301 redirects were included in your migration, test a representative set of high-value PrestaShop URLs and confirm that each one leads to the most relevant Shopify page. Also check for broken internal links or images that still reference the old store structure.
If new orders, customers, or product updates were added to PrestaShop after the Full Migration started, use Recent Data Migration when applicable and repeat the relevant checks above. For payment, shipping, tax, apps, analytics, communication tools, and other Shopify launch tasks, follow our Shopify post-migration checklist before making the new store live.
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