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As a Shopware user you might be worried about the migration process for transitioning from Shopware 5 to the latest version of Shopware 6. Since Shopware 5 will no longer have any new updates after 2024, the best time to migrate is now!
Although Shopware 5 included several functional improvements, Shopware 6 goes even further. Shopware 6’s admin interface has a much better drag-and-drop layout than earlier iterations. Due to consolidated access to inventory, buy management, suppliers, and stock, it provides superior third-party connections. All problems are quickly fixed by the devoted technical support staff. Shopware 6 additionally enhances HTML configuration, guest checkout, one-page checkout, abandoned cart recovery, and digital customization. The updated version offers consumers greater freedom while reducing complexity. Most users report that switching from Shopware 5 to Shopware 6 has improved conversion rates, cost-effectiveness, and client retention.
If you feel the whole process is a little too complex for you to comprehend, then you need not worry anymore as by employing the expertise of experienced Shopware developers like 2hats Logic, the entire migration process is broken down into simple yet efficient steps for smooth migration with no data loss or breach sustaining your design from your Shopware 5 online store.
10 simple steps to migrate from Shopware 5 to Shopware 6
Step 1: Analysing your Current Store
Before starting the migration procedure, we will make a thorough analysis of your current online Shopware store. With the analysis, we will be able to derive recommendations for possible improvements.
Step 2: Analysing Plugins
Next, we will analyze the use case of the existing plugins you have installed into your current shopware store. With the analyses, we will be able to report to you the availability of those Plugins in Shopware 6. This also helps to determine the need for such plugins in your shopware 6 store along with suggestions on better or more efficient plugins.
Step 3: Theme Suggestions
Our developers can guarantee to make sure to retain the design and overall look and feel of the online store you have created in Shopware 5. At the same time as you are making improvements to your store, it is also a good idea to level your store’s design and theme selection. We can give suitable suggestions on designs and themes that will go well with your product lineup.
Step 4: Theme Installation
After we have decided on the most suitable and appropriate theme, our developers will move on to the installation/development of the said theme and testing the functionality of all pages.
Step 5: Migration
Once installing the theme and every page functionality has been duly tested, we can move on to migrating all data and pages including Categories, Products, Customers, and Orders.
Step 6: Setting up Payment and Shipment Methods
After the successful migration of data, we can set up existing and new methods of payment where we give multiple options to the customers. We can also set up required and different shipments. After setting them up our developers will make sure to perform a thorough testing of their functionality ensuring that there are no glitches and security issues.
Step 7: Setting up GA4 with Conversion Tracking
An optional step is performed if required. You can set up your Google Analytics with conversion tracking to always be on the loop regarding your site visits and conversion rates. This helps you with better planning and gives you a clear picture of how well your online store is performing.
Step 8: 301 Redirect Implementation
301 Redirection refers to a permanent redirect from one URL to another. This is required when the old URL or page has been removed or is no longer useful/relevant. This is essentially useful for SEO purposes where we can avoid “404 Page not found” and create easy customer access to all pages, despite old pages being removed.
Step 9: UI/UX Quality Analysis
Our team will make sure to the UI and UX design and its functionality is top-notch, with no compromise on quality and extreme user-friendliness. The quality testing will be followed up by bugs and other required fixes.
Step 10: Deployment and Go-live support
After all initial and required migration process is complete, we will be offering our full-on Go-live support that will ensure full deployment with the minimum downtime.
To wrap it up
And that’s it! Your migration process is all done in 10 simple steps with expert and highly experienced shopware developers. You can be guaranteed a smooth migration from Shopware 5 to Shopware 6 where there will be no data loss/breach, along with retaining all design and functionality .
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