Magento Upgrade Service
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LitExtension’s Magento 2 upgrade service helps merchants move from an older Magento 2.x release to Magento 2.4.9 or another supported version through a clean, structured migration process. Our experts review your current store, prepare the target environment, transfer critical business data, validate compatibility requirements, and test the upgraded store before launch.
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What Data Can Be Transferred During a Magento Upgrade
Our service securely moves key business information, including products, customers, orders, content, and multilingual data, helping maintain store continuity throughout the migration process.
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Products
- Name, SKU, Short Description, Full Description, Status
- Manufacturer, Country of Manufacturer, Tax Class, Sort Order in Category
- Price, Special Price, Special Price From-To Date, Group Price
- URL Key, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description
- Weight
- Related Products, Up-sells, Cross-sells.
- Attributes (Name, Values)
- Custom Options (Drop-down, Radio Buttons, CheckBox, Multiple Select, Date, Text Field, Text Area, Time, Date & Time, File)
- Downloadable Products (Price, Files, Max Downloads), Grouped Products (Associated Products), Bundle Products
- Variants (SKU, Weight, Attributes, Quantity, Images, Price, Special Price, Special Price From-To Date, Name, Group Price)
- Thumbnail Image, Additional Images
- Quantity, Manage Stock, Availability
Product Categories
- Name, Description
- Status, Is Anchor, Sort Order
- Thumbnail Image
- URL Key, Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords
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Customers
- ID, First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth
- Email, Created Date
- Customer Group
- Newsletter
- Billing Address (Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone)
- Shipping Address (Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone)
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Orders
- ID, Order Date, Order Status
- Order Items (Name, SKU, Option), Product Price, Quantity
- Sub Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price
- Order Comments
- Customer Name, Email
- Billing Address: Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone
- Shipping Address: Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone
- Transactions
- Invoice
- Credit Memo
- Shipment
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Manufacturers
- Name
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Taxes
- Tax Class (Name)
- Tax Rate (Country, Rate)
- Tax Rules
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Coupons
- Name
- Description
- Status, Coupon Code, Coupon Date
- Customer Groups
- Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer
- Type Discount, Discount Amount/Percent
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Reviews
- Created Date
- Status
- Rate
- Product
- User Name, Email
- Summary
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CMS Pages
- Created Date
- Status
- Title, Description
- Meta Title
- Meta Description
- Meta Keywords
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Multiple Languages
- Products (Name, Description, Attribute)
- Categories (Name, Description)
- CMS Page (Name, Description)
- Blogs (Name, Description)
(*) Please note that the data available for transfer may vary depending on your current Magento version, store configuration, and installed extensions.
Additional Options for Magento Upgrade Service
Enhance your Magento upgrade with additional options designed to protect your store data, preserve SEO, and ensure a smoother transition.
Remove selected store data before the Magento upgrade process to create a clean environment and prevent duplicate records.
RecommendedKeep existing customer and order IDs unchanged during your Magento upgrade to maintain data consistency.
How It Works RecommendedAutomatically preserve and redirect old URLs during the Magento upgrade process to protect SEO rankings and avoid broken links.
RecommendedKeep images embedded in product descriptions, category pages, blog posts, and CMS content during the Magento upgrade.
Automatically remove unnecessary HTML tags from product and category names for cleaner store data.
Maintain invoices, credit memos, shipment records, and related data throughout the Magento upgrade process.
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How Our Magento 2 Upgrade Service Works
Our Magento 2 upgrade service moves your essential store data from the current Magento installation to a clean store running your selected Magento 2 version. The process covers migration planning, target-store preparation, data mapping, secure transfer, and post-migration validation.
Our specialists review your current Magento version, store structure, data volume, store views, and migration requirements. We define the entities to transfer and identify any themes, extensions, custom modules, or integrations that require separate development work.
Once the clean target Magento store is ready, our team connects both stores and maps products, categories, attributes, customers, orders, CMS content, and supported SEO data to the appropriate Magento 2 structures.
LitExtension transfers the selected store data to the new Magento installation while your current store remains available. After migration, we review entity totals, data relationships, content, and key records before handing over the target store for final development and launch.
How LitExtension’s Magento 2 upgrade service works
LitExtension’s Magento 2 upgrade service helps you move essential store data from Magento 1 or an older Magento 2 version to a clean installation of your chosen Magento 2 release, such as Magento 2.4.9 or another version that fits your business requirements.
Instead of modifying your existing Magento codebase through a technical in-place upgrade, LitExtension uses a clean-store migration approach. A separate Magento installation is prepared as the target store, and your selected business data is securely mapped and transferred from the current store to the new environment.
This approach allows you to rebuild your Magento store on a cleaner foundation without carrying over unnecessary legacy database records, outdated configurations, or accumulated data issues from the existing installation. Your current Magento store can remain available during the migration process, allowing customers to continue browsing and placing orders while the data transfer is prepared.
LitExtension’s standard Magento upgrade service focuses on store data migration and data validation. Theme redevelopment, custom module redevelopment, third-party extension installation, server upgrades, and external integration reconfiguration are not automatically included unless they are reviewed and added to the agreed project scope.
The service can transfer essential Magento store data, including:
- Products, categories, images, attributes, and attribute sets
- Customers, customer groups, addresses, and compatible password data
- Orders, invoices, shipments, coupons, and credit memos
- CMS pages, static blocks, and blog content
- Product reviews, ratings, and related store content
- SEO URLs, meta titles, meta descriptions, and URL rewrite data
- Store views, languages, currencies, and tax-related data where supported
After the initial Magento data migration, LitExtension can also provide Recent Data Migration, Re-Migration, and Smart Update services. These options help transfer newly created or updated data before the new Magento store goes live.
This Magento 2 upgrade approach is suitable for businesses that prefer to rebuild their store on a clean Magento installation rather than directly modifying an outdated or heavily customized source environment.
The following steps explain how LitExtension prepares the data scope, maps your Magento entities, performs the migration, and validates the transferred data.
Step 1: Magento upgrade consultation and data assessment
The process begins with an assessment of your current Magento store, target Magento version, data volume, store views, languages, currencies, and the entities you need to transfer.
Our migration specialists review your existing data structure, including products, categories, attribute sets, customers, orders, CMS content, and custom fields. We also identify modules, themes, integrations, or custom functionality that may require separate development work outside the standard Magento data migration scope.
Based on this assessment, we define the migration scope and recommend an appropriate plan for moving your store data to the new Magento installation. The plan may include additional data migration options, custom field mapping, Recent Data Migration, or other project-specific requirements.
Step 2: Target Magento store preparation and data mapping
Once the clean target Magento installation is available, LitExtension connects the source and target stores and prepares the data mapping for the Magento upgrade process.
Our team will:
- Map products, categories, images, attributes, and attribute sets to the corresponding Magento 2 structure.
- Map customer accounts, customer groups, addresses, and compatible password data.
- Map orders, invoices, shipments, payment details, coupons, and credit memos.
- Map CMS pages, static blocks, blog content, and supported SEO metadata.
- Align product SKUs, customer IDs, order IDs, custom fields, and other identifiers where required.
- Preserve relationships between products, categories, customers, orders, and related entities.
- Configure store view, language, currency, and tax mappings where applicable.
- Identify data that requires additional customization or cannot be transferred through the standard migration process.
This preparation helps ensure that the source data is transferred into the correct fields and structures on the target Magento store. Any requirements involving custom development, theme implementation, extension configuration, or third-party integrations are handled separately according to the approved project scope.
Step 3: Perform the Magento 2 upgrade through data migration
After the target store connection and data mapping are confirmed, LitExtension performs the full Magento data migration through its secure migration system.
The migration runs independently from your storefront, so you do not need to keep your browser open throughout the process. Your source Magento store can continue operating while products, customers, orders, and other selected entities are transferred to the new Magento installation.
Once the migration is complete, our team reviews the transferred data and checks key records across the target store. Validation may include:
- Comparing migrated entity totals with the source store
- Reviewing products, categories, attributes, and images
- Checking customer accounts and customer groups
- Verifying orders and their customer relationships
- Reviewing CMS content and supported SEO data
- Checking store view, language, and currency mappings
- Identifying records that require correction or additional handling
At this stage, the target store contains the migrated Magento data. Your development team can then complete any remaining theme setup, extension installation, custom module redevelopment, integration configuration, performance optimization, and production deployment work that falls outside the migration scope.
Post-migration support and service guarantee
LitExtension’s Magento 2 upgrade service includes 30 days of complimentary support for migration-related issues. During this period, our team can assist with reviewing migrated data, correcting eligible migration errors, and answering questions about the migration results.
You can also request Re-Migration if eligible data needs to be transferred again, or use Recent Data Migration and Smart Update to move newly added products, customers, orders, and other supported data before launch.
The migration is covered by LitExtension’s service and refund policies according to the applicable terms and conditions.
Why a clean-store Magento 2 upgrade may be worth it
Moving to a newer Magento version through a clean installation can be a practical alternative when your existing store contains outdated structures, accumulated data issues, or legacy configurations that you do not want to carry into the new environment.
1. Start with a cleaner Magento environment
A clean-store Magento 2 upgrade allows you to move essential business data into a separate Magento installation instead of continuing to patch or modify the existing environment.
This approach can help reduce the amount of outdated data, unused configurations, and legacy records carried into the target store. It also gives your team an opportunity to review which themes, extensions, custom modules, and integrations should be rebuilt or replaced.
2. Preserve essential store data
Rebuilding a Magento store does not mean starting your business data from zero. LitExtension can migrate essential entities such as products, categories, customers, orders, attributes, CMS content, reviews, and supported SEO data to the target installation.
Data relationships are mapped during the migration so products remain connected to their categories, orders remain associated with customers, and Magento attributes are transferred into the appropriate target structures.
3. Separate data migration from development work
A Magento upgrade project often involves both data migration and development. Using a clean-store approach allows these two areas to be managed more clearly.
LitExtension handles the agreed data migration scope, while your Magento developers can focus on themes, custom modules, extensions, third-party integrations, infrastructure, and storefront functionality. This separation makes it easier to define responsibilities, review deliverables, and identify issues during the project.
4. Support a redesign or store rebuild
A clean Magento installation can be useful when you are planning to replace an outdated theme, simplify your extension stack, restructure your catalog, or rebuild custom functionality.
Instead of reproducing every part of the old store, you can migrate the business data you still need and redesign the target Magento store around your current operational and customer requirements.
5. Move to a more supportable Magento version
Older Magento versions may no longer align with current hosting environments, supported extensions, security patches, or development tools. Moving your data to a newer Magento release gives your technical team a more current foundation for ongoing maintenance and development.
The target version should be selected based on your extension requirements, custom development scope, hosting environment, and implementation plan. You can review the Magento Open Source 2.4.9 release notes and the Adobe Commerce 2.4.9 release notes when evaluating the target version.
Using a supported Magento version can make it easier to apply current updates and maintain a more supportable technology stack. However, security, performance, and compliance still depend on the full implementation, including hosting, extensions, custom code, integrations, configuration, and ongoing maintenance.
When is a clean-store Magento upgrade the right choice?
A clean-store Magento upgrade may be appropriate when you want to move your business data to a new Magento installation without directly upgrading or modifying the existing codebase.
Consider this approach in the following situations:
- You are still using Magento 1. Moving from Magento 1 to Magento 2 requires a new Magento 2 environment because the two platforms use different architectures, themes, extensions, and code structures.
- Your Magento 2 store uses an outdated version. A clean installation may provide a more manageable path when the current environment has accumulated patches, old dependencies, unused extensions, or difficult-to-maintain configurations.
- You are planning a complete store redesign. If the theme, navigation, checkout experience, or frontend architecture will be rebuilt, migrating the required data to a clean Magento installation can be more practical than retaining the existing storefront.
- You want to replace legacy extensions and customizations. A clean rebuild gives your team an opportunity to review which modules and integrations are still required instead of automatically carrying every legacy component into the new store.
- Your existing database contains outdated or unnecessary records. Moving selected entities into a new installation can help avoid transferring data that no longer supports your current operations.
- You want clearer separation between migration and development. LitExtension can manage the store data transfer while your development team handles themes, modules, integrations, infrastructure, and deployment.
- You need to preserve historical business data. Products, customers, orders, attributes, CMS content, reviews, and supported SEO data can be migrated to the new Magento store according to the agreed scope.
A clean-store migration may not be the right choice when you need to retain the existing Magento codebase, theme, custom modules, and server configuration with minimal changes. In that case, a technical in-place Magento upgrade performed by a Magento development team may be more appropriate.
Use LitExtension’s Magento 2 upgrade service to migrate your essential store data to a clean Magento installation while keeping the source store available during the transition.
Skip the technical complexity. Our Magento upgrade specialists manage the entire upgrade process so you can focus on growing your business.
Data Security During Magento 2 Upgrade
Server Security
All migration jobs will be carried out on Linode servers located in the USA, Euro, Australia, Singapore,…
Data Security
The data is protected by HTTPS secure protocol and 128-bit SSL encryption. Nothing is stored on LitExtension’s servers.
Data Access Restriction
Only authorized LitExtension experts can access the source code to handle custom migration requests.
GDPR Compliance
LitExtension is compliant with GDPR regulations, a global data protection law passed by the European Union.
NDA
We do not keep your credentials or import records after the migration. Your data is guaranteed not to be disclosed or used for any other purposes rather than the migration.
Payment Security
Your payment is processed by Paypal – the #1 worldwide payment gateway. Hence, LitExtension does not store any payment data.
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