PrestaShop product combinations and pricing rules need careful attention when moving to Shopify.
We look at how your products are configured, including combination-level SKUs and stock, specific prices for different customers or groups, and existing SEO URLs. We also review module-dependent features to work out what needs to be recreated in Shopify, so your products and the way customers buy them continue to work as expected.
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Does an update leave you with modules that stop working?
Merchants and agencies report that older or free modules often fail after a major PrestaShop upgrade, usually because they depend on code the newer version dropped. Some modules simply get abandoned by their authors.
Write down every module you run and check whether each has a current release. Shopify has apps and built in features that cover some of them. A few custom modules will need a rebuild or a different approach.
Does each major release turn into its own project?
PrestaShop has gone through 1.7, 8 and 9, and the project has said older branches lose maintenance once a newer major version ships. Upgrade guides and agencies point to retesting modules, themes and overrides as the heavy lifting.
If you’re on an older version, set the cost of upgrading and retesting next to the cost of changing platforms. Neither comes free, and the answer depends on how customized your store is.
Is keeping the server, PHP and backups healthy your job?
PrestaShop is software you host yourself or pay someone to host. Guides point out that the PHP version, the server and updates are on you, and some hosts charge extra to keep old PHP versions running.
Count the hours or the retainer that hosting and maintenance take. A hosted platform hands much of that to the provider, though you give up some control at the server level.
Do security patches get applied as soon as they come out?
The PrestaShop project releases security only updates for supported branches and urges people to install them promptly. Applying them falls to the merchant, and third party modules can add risk of their own.
Find out who on your team installs patches and tests the store afterward. If the answer is vague or patches often wait, that belongs in your platform decision.
Are paid modules making the free core less free?
The core software costs nothing to download, but review sites say hosting, paid modules and technical support are billed separately. Totals swing a lot depending on how many modules a store runs.
Add up a year of module, hosting and developer spend and set it beside a platform subscription plus apps. Shopify also charges monthly fees, transaction fees and app costs, so compare like for like.
Does a small edit mean calling a developer?
Reviewers call PrestaShop flexible, with upkeep that grows alongside the store. Custom modules and overrides usually need technical help to change or upgrade.
Decide which everyday edits your team wants to make alone. Experiences differ, and a move only pays off if the new setup suits how your team works.
Pet supplies
Advance Pet Mart started on WooCommerce, but plugin and hosting problems kept getting in the way. We moved the store to Shopify, and they are very happy with the move. We also worked with them on design, SEO, AI SEO and marketing.
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Electronics & gaming retail
We moved City of Games from a broken OpenCart store to Shopify in four weeks, kept its look, rebuilt the features it had lost and protected its search rankings with 301 redirects.
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We moved Contours Rx from BigCommerce to Shopify and redesigned the website with a sleek, user-friendly interface and enhanced product pages.
Visit the live storeData moved and a storefront rebuilt on Shopify, for stores that need both.
Quoted after a free store review
For large or heavily customized stores, and stores tied into other systems.
Custom quote once discovery is done
Every migration includes redirects for your old URLs, your titles and descriptions carried over, and 60 days of free support after launch. Your Shopify plan, apps and other third party costs sit outside our quote.
Variants, references and images
Specifications and buying choices
Collections and navigation
Media and product documents
Agreed languages
Duplicates and shops checked
An agreed date range
Rules rebuilt and tested
Agreed content
Assessed module by module
Available consent, kept separate
A tested redirect map
Where each item lands in Shopify, what we check and where the limits sit.
| PrestaShop | Where it goes in Shopify | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Products & combinations | Products, variants and any custom fields we agree on. | References, barcodes, final prices, weights, stock and which option is preselected. |
| Features & attributes | Specifications, filters and the buying options you agree on. | What each field means and where it’s used. Some attributes belong in a variant and some don’t. |
| Categories & brands | Collections, menus and fitting product fields. | Category hierarchy, which products sit where and any category copy worth keeping. |
| Images, attachments & translations | The media, documents and translated content you agree to move. | Original files, whether each matches its product, nothing missing and anything still loading from the old host. |
| PrestaShop | Where it goes in Shopify | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Specific prices & group discounts | Eligibility and pricing rules, rebuilt. | Who qualifies, quantity breaks, dates, countries, currencies and which rule wins. |
| Catalog rules, cart rules & vouchers | Discounts and the codes you agree to keep, rebuilt. | Conditions, usage limits, effects on shipping and how discounts stack. |
| PrestaShop | Where it goes in Shopify | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Customers & addresses | The customer records and addresses you agree to move. | Duplicates, which shop each customer belongs to and which fields exist. |
| Subscribers & consent | Subscription and consent status, where your data records it. | Newsletter consent held apart from partner offers and other preferences. |
| Historical orders & related records | Either a supported import or an archive you keep. | Line items, totals, dates, statuses, source references and any documents you need. |
| PrestaShop | Where it goes in Shopify | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews & CMS pages | The content you agree on, placed where it fits. | Access to it, which products it belongs to and how it’s formatted. |
| Agreed module data | A compatible app, custom fields or an archive. | What the data is, how it ties to products and customers, and whether anyone still needs it. |
| SEO data & public URLs | Matching destinations and redirects we have tested. | Your real routes, languages, old redirects and Shopify’s limits. |
Importing orders won’t bring over their original payment transactions. It also won’t recreate invoices or credit slips as working Shopify documents, keep the original order numbering or produce identical reports. Source references can be kept through a supported method. We don’t assume existing passwords or saved payment details will transfer, and we assess data stored by custom modules before deciding whether to include it.
Combinations, packs and the kinds of product you sell.
Specific prices, customer groups and cart rules.
Functions we replace, build or leave in place.
Reference quality, duplicates and gaps in content.
Translations, multistore setups and order history.
Theme setup, custom work or recreating your current look.
Our project fee appears in your proposal apart from Shopify, theme, app, payment, integration provider and any hosting or system costs you keep. Price and schedule are confirmed after the review.
FreeStore review and quote before you decide to hire us
60 daysFree migration support after launch is included
Describe your store and what you’d like to change. We look over the setup, then tell you what moves, what gets rebuilt on Shopify and what the project costs.
No technical knowledge needed. You don’t have to know your PrestaShop version or module list, and we don’t need exports or logins to begin. Secure access gets arranged later.
Which release you run, where it’s hosted and what access and records we can get. We assess older stores as they stand.
We suggest an upgrade only when safe data extraction requires it.Each installed module, override, hook and scheduled job, with its business purpose written down.
Purpose comes before replacement.Whether you run one shop or several, how shop groups, languages and currencies are set up, and which products, customers and stock are shared.
The right source context is set before any export.Your ERP, PIM, accounting, fulfillment, supplier and marketing tools, and which one owns each kind of record.
We agree ownership for each record type.A product CSV, a database backup, an API (webservice) dataset and a media archive each hold different data. We check what each source covers, because no one file holds your catalog, customers, orders and images together.
| In your PrestaShop catalog | What we review | How we set it up in Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes & combinations | Options like size and color, the combinations you really sell, the default selection and the image for each combination. | Variant options for the combinations that are valid. We skip generating every possible attribute pairing. |
| Features | Descriptive details like material or fit, shown on product pages and in filters. | Specification and filter fields. Descriptive features stay out of the buying options. |
| Customization fields | Text, files or other input a customer provides while ordering. | Input fields we agree on, an app or scoped development. These don’t become stocked variants. |
| References & barcodes | Product and combination references, EAN-13, UPC and other codes, along with any missing or duplicate values. | A SKU and barcode on every variant, kept in their exact format with leading zeros. Gaps and duplicates each get a decision on how to match them. |
| Stock & availability | Sellable quantity per combination and shop, minimum order quantities and what happens when an item sells out. | Inventory by variant and location, with the sold out and minimum quantity behavior you choose, tested before launch. |
The example on the right is only an illustration. Field names and values vary with your PrestaShop version and how your catalog was built.
| Reference size M · black | TEE-BLK-M |
|---|---|
| Base price tax excl. | 20.00 |
| Impact on price combination | +5.00 |
| Weight 0.30 kg base | +0.05 kg |
| EAN-13 barcode | 0712345678911 |
| SKU | TEE-BLK-M |
|---|---|
| Price | 25.00 |
| Weight | 0.35 kg |
| Barcode | 0712345678911 |
The variant gets the final price (20.00 + 5.00), and the barcode keeps its leading zero.
Pick a size that has a price impact and a minimum order quantity, add it to the cart and place a test order. In Shopify we check the total, weight, stock and order details, then try an unavailable choice to see that it can’t be bought by accident. This describes how we test and doesn’t report a client result.
Customer groups, single customers, shops, countries and currencies, anywhere your rules rely on them.
Priorities among specific prices and how catalog rules interact, so the correct price applies when several could.
Quantity tiers, start and end dates and prices tied to one combination.
Usage limits, product restrictions, free shipping and which discounts may be stacked.
| Test cart | What we confirm | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Guest · size M · qty 1 | Base price plus combination impact | Agreed |
| Trade group · qty 10 | Group price and quantity tier | Test |
| Sale rule + voucher | Whether the two combine | Test |
| Free-shipping cart rule | Shipping total and conditions | Test |
| Customer-specific price | Implementation on the chosen plan | Review |
Wholesale doesn’t automatically call for Shopify Plus. Shopify’s B2B features now cover several plans with differing capabilities, and catalogs assigned directly to individual companies currently need Plus. Some PrestaShop rules also won’t fit a lower plan unchanged. The behavior your wholesale customers need settles the plan and the implementation, and we recheck Shopify’s current plan features when we scope the project.
Which shops you have, how they’re grouped and which products show in each, along with prices and content that differ by shop.
Each product keeps a single identity across shops.Whether customers belong to one shop or sit across a group, and how we handle duplicates.
Nobody gets merged by accident.Whether quantities are shared or kept per shop, and which location fills which orders.
One agreed source of truth for stock.Translations, currencies, domains or subfolders, and the tax and shipping rules for each country.
Localized URLs get mapped as well.A translated catalog, selling into several regions, running separate brands and operating independent storefronts are four different requirements. Shopify Markets can handle translated and regional selling from one store, though it doesn’t automatically match PrestaShop multistore. Separate brands or teams may fit better on separate Shopify stores.
An app with a similar name may behave differently, and your existing module licenses don’t carry over as Shopify app subscriptions. When an integration is in scope, your proposal covers who owns it, which way updates flow, timing, error handling, reconciliation and ongoing support.
The products inside, pack pricing, whether stock counts against the pack, its components or both, and how packs get fulfilled.
A pack doesn’t automatically become a variant.Source files, delivery, download limits and expiry, and the access current customers already hold.
Downloads already sold need a plan of their own.Manuals, certificates and data sheets linked to products, held apart from digital products you sell.
These are supporting documents and aren’t sold as downloads.Required text, uploaded files and other customer input, handled through fitting fields, an app or development.
These don’t become stocked variants.We don’t assume passwords will transfer. We plan the Shopify account experience you choose, and signing in with an emailed code can spare everyone a password reset.
Planned ahead of time.Newsletter consent and partner offer preferences are mapped on their own, based on the records that exist.
We never subscribe everyone by default.We agree what finishes in PrestaShop, what carries on in Shopify and who deals with refunds on older payments.
A record can move while its payment stays behind.Unused vouchers, reward points, credits and repeat arrangements each get a replacement, continuation or settlement that you approve.
Nothing gets spent twice.For each open item we settle what moves to Shopify, what finishes in PrestaShop, what stays in an archive or a retained system and who owns it afterward. We hold on to the source records and payment provider access you need until outstanding obligations are cleared.
Brand layouts, product templates built around your combinations, navigation and editable sections, or elements of your current design you choose to keep.
Explore theme & design →Scoped workflows and integrations for cases where no existing app meets the requirement.
Explore app development →The migration checks we agree on for URLs, content and metadata, with ongoing optimization sold as a separate service.
Explore Shopify SEO →SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, email and other channels that fit, to help you grow after launch.
Explore ecommerce marketing →Migration gets its own quote. Redesign, app development and ongoing marketing come in only if you ask for them, each with its own scope and price.
Importing a catalog leaves these connections behind. After launch we check the feeds, tracking and consent settings we agreed to cover.
Shopify has its own URL structure and redirect rules. Rankings can shift after any migration, so we make no promise of identical URLs, steady rankings or traffic growth.
These paths are examples. We work from your store’s real URLs, which differ by version, settings and language.
Some PrestaShop links pick a combination through a parameter or the part after “#”. That fragment never reaches the server, so a normal individual 301 redirect can’t handle it, and query based routes have limits on Shopify too. We test your real link patterns and agree an approach that works.
Connecting a domain to Shopify and transferring its registration are two separate things. A domain you own can usually be connected without changing registrar. We review your DNS first.
Shopify doesn’t host email inboxes. If your mailboxes live on the same server or rely on the same DNS, we plan for them before anything changes.
We check any images, files and services still served from your PrestaShop host, and keep the backups and access we agreed on until dependencies and obligations are cleared.
We always arrange access to your PrestaShop admin, server or database securely, and never through the public enquiry form.
Migration tools can move common PrestaShop records, and some providers also sell managed migration or storefront services. Merchants use them with good results, and when a tool suits your data we can build it into the project. We take responsibility for the whole agreed project around it, which covers source review, business rule mapping, data preparation, the storefront, feature decisions, testing, launch and support.
| Your question | Self-service migration tool | Migration managed by WEP |
|---|---|---|
| Who reviews the source? | You pick from the records the tool supports and check its settings. | We review your version, modules, shops and sources, then document what moves and who does what. |
| Combinations and prices? | Records may come across, but checking final prices and stock usually falls to you. | We agree final prices, weights and stock with you, then test representative products. |
| Price rules and modules? | These often sit outside what a data transfer covers. | Every rule and module function gets a Shopify implementation we agree on, or a decision to retire it. |
| Who builds the storefront? | Either you, the tool provider’s service or a different agency. | Theme setup or customization, planned alongside the data. |
| Who runs the launch? | Your team coordinates the cutoff, domain, redirects and checks. | We coordinate the cutoff, domain, redirects and late order checks, then provide 60 days of free support. |
The online store migration was seamless without having 0 downtime. The staff is properly trained, well communicated and proactive Highly recommended
Web commerce pros created a really lovely design for our website. They also changed the layout for our images and updated/resized images so that the site is overall much more attractive. We have been receiving a lot of positive feedback from customers on the ease of use and the overall look of our site. In addition, we are very grateful to Roy for coming up with a creative solution for allowing customers to easily create their own quotes, which has been very helpful to both our operations and our customers.
Arfat and team were proficient with BigCommerce Page Builder and Shogun to create and modify pages. We successfully completed the migration with their assistance and were happy with their work. We would hire again soon for our next project.
We confirm your version, catalog, price rules, modules, shops, access, integrations and scope, and who is responsible for each part.
We set Shopify up on its own, then go through sample products and typical buying journeys with you.
A catalog freeze or change log, the cutoff, the records that keep changing, the source of truth for stock and how structural changes get handled.
We coordinate the domain and connected systems, then check late PrestaShop orders and stock changes before the handover is complete.
That way the switch follows a plan.
This is a one time migration with a final update at launch, and it doesn’t keep PrestaShop and Shopify syncing in both directions afterward. We reduce the risks, but we can’t promise zero downtime or zero data loss.
It depends on your modules, hosting, upgrade plans and how much custom work your store carries. The free store review shows what moves cleanly, what needs an app or a rebuild, and whether staying put might be smarter.
It depends on catalog size, how many modules need replacing and how custom your theme is. A simple store moves faster than one with B2B pricing or ERP links. You get a timeline after the free store review, not a fixed promise.
Usually you don’t. Data comes out of the database or through tools, and we confirm which versions work during the free store review. Older versions can mean extra checks, so tell us your version and the modules you run.
Our team does the data move, theme setup, app setup, redirects and testing. We need access from you, your decisions on design and content, and your sign off before launch.
Products, images, categories, customers and order history can usually move, depending on the tool and setup. Discount codes, reviews, blog content and module specific data often need separate handling. The free store review gives you an exact list of what moves.
Combinations such as size and color generally become Shopify options and variants. Shopify documents limits on options and variants per product, so products with many combinations may need restructuring. We check this against your catalog during the review.
Many core features have a Shopify equivalent, either built in or through an app. Custom business modules such as special pricing, configurators or quotes may call for an app, custom development or a changed process. We assess each one in the free store review.
Order history can generally come across for reference, although older orders may show up as imported records instead of live orders. How much detail survives depends on the tool, so we confirm what is kept during the review.
Shopify documents that passwords can’t be moved from another store by CSV because they are encrypted elsewhere. With newer Shopify customer accounts, customers sign in by email with a one time code, while legacy accounts need an invite to set a new password. We help you plan the customer message.
Customer details and addresses can normally be imported. PrestaShop customer groups don’t map one to one, so we usually recreate them with tags or customer segments. We settle the approach during the free store review.
Consent status can be carried over when your data records it, but you remain responsible for having a valid basis to email people. We flag what your export contains and advise on setup.
Many URLs will change, because Shopify uses fixed path prefixes such as /products/ and /collections/. We build 301 redirects from old URLs to new ones and check titles and descriptions, but we can’t promise rankings stay the same. Temporary movement is common after a platform change.
Your PrestaShop store keeps selling while we build the new one. We plan the switch for a quiet time and aim to keep any gap short, though we don’t promise zero downtime. A final data sync picks up orders placed in the last stretch.
Yes, the domain can point to Shopify at launch. Email usually lives separately from the store and stays as it is, and we check your DNS records so email isn’t disrupted.
PrestaShop themes can’t be installed on Shopify. We rebuild or adapt the design in a Shopify theme to match your brand, and you review it before launch.
Cost depends on catalog size, the modules to replace and design work. We quote after the free store review, so the price reflects your actual store.
Some module functions will need Shopify apps, and many charge monthly fees. During the review we list the apps we recommend and how each one is priced, so you can compare total running costs.
We quote after reviewing your store and the functions you need, so there’s no fixed price or date before the review. Shopify, theme, app and payment costs are listed separately. Every migration includes 60 days of free migration support after launch, within the agreed scope.
Tell us what your business has to keep and what you’d like to improve. We’ll go through the setup and come back with a proposed scope, a next step and a quote.
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Free migration support for 60 days after launch, within the agreed scope.
