Migrate to Shopify or Shopify Plus

Simple migrations (small catalogs, standard features, no custom checkout) 4–6 weeks. Mid-complexity (mid-size catalog, some custom features, integrations) 8–12 weeks. Complex / enterprise (large catalogs, B2B, custom Functions, headless Hydrogen, ERP integration) 16–24+ weeks. We give you a written timeline after the assessment phase.

Yes — when the redirect map is built right. We pull a full URL inventory from your sitemap, Search Console, and a crawl, build a field-level 301 redirect map, preserve canonicals via Online Store 2.0 metafields, rebuild schema graphs with consistent @id references, and monitor rankings for 30+ days post-launch. Most clients see traffic recover within 30 days; some see lift from the speed gains alone.

Shopify Plus adds Checkout Extensibility (custom checkout UX), Shopify Functions (server-side logic for discounts / shipping / payment / cart transform), B2B on Shopify (Catalogs, Company accounts, payment terms), Shopify Markets (multi-region + tax + currency), Shopify Flow automation, expansion stores (multi-storefront), higher API rate limits, dedicated success managers, and the Plus Partner network. Most mid-market+ migrations target Plus; we'll be honest about whether your volume justifies it.

Yes. 1Digital® is a Shopify Plus Partner and Shopify Partner — direct access to Shopify's merchant success and launch teams during migration, escalation paths for platform-side issues, and access to beta features (early Functions APIs, new Markets behavior, Customer Account API previews).

All historical orders migrate, with order status, line items, fulfillment, refunds, and totals preserved (assigned to a 'migrated' tag for analytics segregation). Customer accounts migrate with profile data and order history. Passwords cannot be migrated cleanly — Shopify will trigger a one-time password-reset email on first login, which we communicate via a pre-launch email sequence so it doesn't surprise your customers.

For WooSubscriptions and Recharge sources, we preserve Stripe payment tokens so existing subscribers don't have to re-enter payment info. The destination is usually Recharge on Shopify (richest feature set), Shopify Subscriptions (native, simpler), or Bold Subscriptions (legacy installs). We map subscription cadence, next-charge date, and discount state field-by-field.

Gift card codes and outstanding balances migrate via Shopify's GiftCard API. Store credit becomes Shopify Store Credit (rolled out 2024) or a metafield-tracked balance with Smile.io / LoyaltyLion / Yotpo Loyalty as the front-end. Loyalty point balances and tier statuses migrate when the destination loyalty app supports import.

Yes. B2B on Shopify (native, Plus-only) supports Catalogs (price lists by company), Company accounts with multiple locations, payment terms / Net 30, draft orders for quotes, and a B2B-specific checkout. We migrate B2B customers, price tiers, company hierarchies, and order history. For richer quote-to-cash, we layer in apps like Sparklayer or BSS Commerce B2B; for native sufficiency, B2B on Shopify is the answer.

Yes. Hydrogen on Oxygen (Shopify's React framework on Shopify's edge) is the right target when (1) you need UX flexibility beyond Online Store 2.0, (2) you're serving multiple channels from one commerce backend, (3) you're combining Shopify with a headless CMS (Contentful, Sanity, Storyblok), or (4) you need CWV beyond what theme architecture can hit. We scope honestly — headless isn't right for every brand.

Shopify deprecated Scripts and checkout.liquid for all Plus merchants in August 2025. Functions and Checkout Extensibility replaced them across discounts, shipping, payment customization, cart transform, fulfillment constraints, and order routing. Every Plus migration we run is on the Functions / Checkout Extensibility stack from day one — no legacy debt shipped.

Migration scope is priced after the assessment phase — typically a fixed price per phase plus a small T&M envelope for surprises (every migration has at least one). We'll quote a band on the first call after a 30-minute scope conversation, and a written number after the assessment.