WordPress Migration

Considering a WordPress Migration? Cart2Cart offers the premier fully automated solution to migrate from WordPress to another platform, or even to a more optimized WordPress setup. Our secure and fast process, often completed in just a few hours, guarantees zero downtime for your source store, minimizing disruption to your business. Trust Cart2Cart's proven expertise to handle a comprehensive transfer of your critical data, including products, customers, orders, SEO URLs, and more. We understand the importance of a seamless transition, and our platform is designed to make your WordPress Migration worry-free.

How to Migrate to WordPress

This step-by-step guide details how to securely migrate to WordPress from any other e-commerce platform using Cart2Cart, ensuring complete data integrity for your online storefront.

  1. Register and Initiate: Create a Cart2Cart account to begin your platform switch. This initial step is free and takes only a minute.
  2. Connect Your Source Store: Provide the credentials for your current platform to allow secure API access for the data transfer.
  3. Connect WordPress Target Store: Download the Cart2Cart Connection Bridge and upload it to your WordPress root folder via an FTP client. This establishes a secure link for the data transition.
  4. Select Data and Options: Choose which data entities to move, including products, SKUs, and customer orders. Configure crucial options like 301 redirects to preserve your SEO rankings.
  5. Run a Free Demo Migration: Launch a free test transfer to move a limited set of your data. This allows you to check the results directly in your new WordPress store before the full replatforming.
  6. Launch the Full Migration: Once satisfied with the demo, start the full migration. The process runs on our servers, ensuring no downtime for your business.

Pro-Tip: To enable the connection, you must install the Cart2Cart WordPress Migration module. Please note that migrations have limitations regarding multi-store features, and SEO options for blogs are not included in the standard transfer.

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What data can be migrated from WordPress

  • Products Product information, e.g. Product Title, Description, Model, Created Time, Modified Time, Available, Weight, Quantity, Default Price, Special Price, Tax Class, etc.
  • Product Categories Product categories constituting the major groups of products in the store.
  • Manufacturers Information about the manufacturer of each product in the store database, e.g. Name, Description, URL, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description, etc.
  • Taxes Details about the type of taxes assigned for products, e.g. Name, Value, Value Type (percent or exact value in default currency), Created Time, Modified Time, etc.
  • Customers Information about each customer, e.g. Email, Login, First Name, Last Name, Company, Birthday, Phone, Fax, Active, Created Time, Modified Time, etc.
  • Orders General information about the orders made by customers, e.g. Customer, Customer Info, Billing Address, Shipping Address, Currency, Status, Totals, Created Time, etc.
  • Coupons Codes that consumers can use to obtain a discount on their purchases.
  • Reviews Reviews of products on your store including Customers Name, Review, etc.
  • Blogs Info and details about shopping cart built-in blogging engines, including their Title, Descriptions, Meta info, SEO URLs, hierarchy, relations, Images, etc.
  • Blog Posts Text content pages within your blog, including such info as Title, Description, Meta info, Rags, Created/Modified Time, SEO URLs, Author info, Images, Comments, etc.
  • Multiple Languages
  • CMS Pages CMS pages typically contain blog content, information from "contact us", "about us" or similar website sections.
  • Cost.
  • Name, ID, SKU, Reference code, Short Description, Full Description, Status, Custom Fields(Name, Value), Images in Description, Manufacturer, Tax Class, Sort Order, Sort Order in Category.
  • Price, Special Price, Special Price From-To Date, Sale Price From-To Date.
  • URL, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description.
  • Product Image, Additional Images, Cover.
  • Quantity, Manage Stock, Stock Status, Backorder.
  • Weight, Width, Height, Depth.
  • Related Products, Product Tags, Up-sells, Cross-sells.
  • Options(Name, Price), Product Attributes(Name, Values).
  • Product Variants(SKU, Weight, Length, Attributes, Width, Height, Quantity, Price, Special Price, Additional image).
  • Downloadable Products(Files, Max Downloads, Number of allowed downloads, Expiration Date), Grouped Products (Associated Products), Virtual Products.
  • Name, ID, Description, Status, Sort Order.
  • URL, Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords.
  • Category Images.
  • Name, Description, Manufacturer Images.
  • Tax Class(Name, Tax Name, Rate, Description, Country, City, State), Tax Rates(Country, Tax Name, State, Type, Percent), Tax Rules(Tax Class, Tax Rate), Rates(Name, Rate).
  • ID, First Name, Last Name, Email, Customer Group, Telephone, Passwords, Created Date.
  • Customer Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
  • Customer Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
  • Payment method name.
  • ID, Order Date, Order Status, Order Products(Name, SKU, Option, Image), Custom Order Status, Product Price, Quantity, SubTotal Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price, Order Comments, Order Status History.
  • Customer Name, Email, Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
  • Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
  • Name, Description, Status, Coupon Code, Coupon Date, Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer, Type Discount, Discount Amount, Total available, Minimum Spent, Product, Category, Coupon Expire Date.
  • Created Date, Status, Rate, User Name, Summary, Description, Comment, Product.
  • Title, Full Description, SEO URLs, Parent ID.
  • Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Meta Title.
  • Images.
  • Title, Full Description, Short Description, Tags, Availability, Created Time, SEO URL, Author, Blog IDs, Comments.
  • Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Meta Title.
  • Images.
    • Yes.
    • Title, Created Date, URL, Description, Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Status, Content Heading.
    • Cost.
    • Name, ID, SKU, Reference code, Short Description, Full Description, Status, Custom Fields(Name, Value), Images in Description, Manufacturer, Tax Class, Sort Order, Sort Order in Category.
    • Price, Special Price, Special Price From-To Date, Sale Price From-To Date.
    • URL, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description.
    • Product Image, Additional Images, Cover.
    • Quantity, Manage Stock, Stock Status, Backorder.
    • Weight, Width, Height, Depth.
    • Related Products, Product Tags, Up-sells, Cross-sells.
    • Options(Name, Price), Product Attributes(Name, Values).
    • Product Variants(SKU, Weight, Length, Attributes, Width, Height, Quantity, Price, Special Price, Additional image).
    • Downloadable Products(Files, Max Downloads, Number of allowed downloads, Expiration Date), Grouped Products (Associated Products), Virtual Products.
    • Name, ID, Description, Status, Sort Order.
    • URL, Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords.
    • Category Images.
    • Name, Description, Manufacturer Images.
    • Tax Class(Name, Tax Name, Rate, Description, Country, City, State), Tax Rates(Country, Tax Name, State, Type, Percent), Tax Rules(Tax Class, Tax Rate), Rates(Name, Rate).
    • ID, First Name, Last Name, Email, Customer Group, Telephone, Passwords, Created Date.
    • Customer Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
    • Customer Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
    • Payment method name.
    • ID, Order Date, Order Status, Order Products(Name, SKU, Option, Image), Custom Order Status, Product Price, Quantity, SubTotal Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price, Order Comments, Order Status History.
    • Customer Name, Email, Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
    • Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
    • Name, Description, Status, Coupon Code, Coupon Date, Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer, Type Discount, Discount Amount, Total available, Minimum Spent, Product, Category, Coupon Expire Date.
    • Created Date, Status, Rate, User Name, Summary, Description, Comment, Product.
    • Title, Full Description, SEO URLs, Parent ID.
    • Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Meta Title.
    • Images.
    • Title, Full Description, Short Description, Tags, Availability, Created Time, SEO URL, Author, Blog IDs, Comments.
    • Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Meta Title.
    • Images.
    • Yes.
    • Title, Created Date, URL, Description, Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Status, Content Heading.
  • Products

  • Clear current data on Target Store before Migration

    Migrate Short & Full descriptions

    Create product variants based on the combinations of options

    Migrate categories and products SEO URLs

    Preserve product IDs on Target Store

    Preserve category IDs on Target Store

    Preserve customer IDs on Target Store

    Preserve product image URLs

    Migrate images from products descriptions, categories descriptions and blog posts descriptions

    Change products quantity to 100 on Target Store

    Skip migration of custom attributes

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    All migrations are performed on a secure dedicated Hetzner server with restricted physical access
    HTTPS protocol and 128-bit SSL encryption are used to protect the data being exchanged
    The most up-to-date network architecture schema, firewall and access restrictions protect our system from electronic attacks
    Employee access to customer migration data is restricted, logged and audited

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    WordPress Monthly Pulse: Orchestrating the Future of Open-Source Enterprise Commerce

    This month’s analysis of WordPress highlights a platform that is not merely sustaining its dominance but is aggressively modernizing its architecture to meet the demands of an AI-driven digital economy. As of June 2026, WordPress continues to anchor the web, moving beyond its legacy as a content management system to become a sophisticated commerce engine. The focus has shifted from simple site-building to high-performance, conversion-oriented ecosystems, where the integration of generative AI and lightweight, block-based structures is redefining the standard for merchant agility and site scalability.

    Unrivaled Market Dominance and Content Share

    WordPress maintains its formidable 43.6 percent market share of all websites globally, a figure that surges to 62.4 percent when narrowing the focus to sites utilizing a content management system. This massive footprint is nearly ten times that of its nearest competitor, Shopify. For business leaders, this translates to an unparalleled talent pool and a low-risk investment in a platform that remains the definitive standard for the internet’s infrastructure. Its growth in the enterprise sector is particularly noteworthy, with 62 percent of the top 100 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. now leveraging WordPress to power their digital growth.

    Infrastructure Optimization and Performance Baselines

    In the current performance-first landscape, WordPress has successfully pivoted toward a lightweight, high-speed architecture. The latest updates emphasize the removal of bloated legacy code and a transition toward the block editor as the primary design tool. By prioritizing Core Web Vitals and server-side efficiency, WordPress ensures that merchants can achieve sub-second load times without sacrificing complex functionality. This technical refinement is critical for reducing bounce rates and maximizing organic search visibility, directly impacting the bottom line for high-volume retailers.

    Expansion of the Modular Service Ecosystem

    The WordPress ecosystem continues to broaden its capabilities through a robust network of subtechnologies, with Elementor and WooCommerce leading the charge. WooCommerce now powers nearly 20 percent of all WordPress installations, effectively turning the CMS into a world-class e-commerce powerhouse. The recent expansion of the API library allows for deeper, native integrations with global logistics and tax solutions like ShipStation and TaxJar. This modular flexibility ensures that enterprises can build bespoke, distribution-agnostic commerce engines that are far more customizable than closed-loop SaaS alternatives.

    The AI-Powered Workflow Revolution

    The most significant innovation this cycle is the deep integration of generative AI into core management workflows. AI-assisted design tools and automated SEO recommendation engines are no longer experimental; they are becoming baseline features. These tools address the "content bottleneck" by enabling sellers to generate high-quality, search-optimized product descriptions and imagery at scale. By democratizing professional-grade content creation, WordPress is allowing small to mid-sized merchants to compete on a level playing field with larger enterprises in terms of presentation and search authority.

    Trust Protocols and Security Resilience

    As cyber threats evolve, WordPress has reinforced its trust and reliability framework. The latest security protocols emphasize transparent maintenance and automated backups, ensuring that high-volume merchants remain protected against data loss. Compliance with WCAG standards has also been prioritized, ensuring that marketplace designs are inclusive and accessible. For global brands, these security and accessibility signals are essential components of brand equity, providing a reliable environment for cross-border transactions and sensitive customer data management.

    Global Reach and the Mobile-First Mandate

    WordPress’s global expansion is increasingly focused on mobile commerce optimization in emerging markets. With mobile-first design now a baseline expectation, the platform has enhanced its responsive navigation patterns and frictionless checkout experiences. This focus on omnichannel and unified commerce ensures that WordPress sites adapt in real-time to user behavior across devices. By supporting localized payment gateways and multilingual RTL languages, WordPress is successfully tapping into high-growth regions like India and Germany, solidifying its role as the primary catalyst for global digital commerce.

    Strategic Migration: The Flight to Scalable Control

    A notable trend is the increasing number of mid-market brands migrating to WordPress from entry-level SaaS platforms. These businesses are moving to escape recurring transaction fees and architectural limitations, seeking the total data sovereignty and source code ownership that only WordPress provides. Success stories from high-growth companies illustrate that WordPress offers the long-term architectural flexibility required to scale without the "SaaS tax." This shift highlights a broader market movement toward platforms that prioritize merchant control and proprietary infrastructure over short-term ease of use.

    Source: This analysis is synthesized from W3Techs market share data (June 2026), BuiltWith technology trends, official WordPress 6.x release documentation, and Gartner digital commerce reports.

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