PrestaShop Migration Hub

PrestaShop Migration Hub: Complete Guide for E-commerce Owners

Migrate to or from PrestaShop with confidence. Expert guides, proven tools, and step-by-step processes to migrate products, customers, orders, and SEO — without losing revenue or search rankings. Specializing in PrestaShop's Smarty templates, module ecosystem, combinations, and European market focus.

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How E-commerce Migration Works

Migrating your online store involves transferring your store data, preserving SEO rankings, and ensuring zero downtime. Here's what you need to know about the process, whether you're moving to PrestaShop (Smarty templates, module ecosystem, combinations), from PrestaShop, or between other e-commerce platforms.

Data Mapping & Export

Export products, categories, customers, orders, and content from your current platform. Map fields to your target platform's structure. For PrestaShop migrations, map to ps_product, ps_category, and ps_customer entities. PrestaShop uses a straightforward MySQL structure with Smarty templates and a rich module ecosystem.

Import & Validation

Import data into your target platform using CSV uploads, API connections, or migration modules. For PrestaShop, use the Admin import/export or migration tools. Validate product combinations, pricing, inventory, customer accounts, and order history for accuracy.

SEO & Launch

Set up 301 redirects from old URLs to new platform URLs. Configure domain, test checkout flow, and launch with zero downtime using staged cutover strategies.

Popular Migration Paths

Whether you're migrating to PrestaShop (for Smarty templates, module ecosystem, and European market focus), from PrestaShop, or between other platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, we have detailed guides for each migration scenario.

Shopify → PrestaShop PrestaShop → Shopify Magento → PrestaShop PrestaShop → BigCommerce BigCommerce → PrestaShop WooCommerce → PrestaShop OpenCart → PrestaShop PrestaShop 1.7 → PrestaShop 8

Migration Tools & Methods

Choose the migration method that fits your technical expertise, budget, and timeline. Each approach has its advantages for different store sizes and requirements.

Automated Migration Services

Fastest and most reliable option. Services like Cart2Cart handle API connections, entity mapping for PrestaShop, data transformation, redirects, and test runs with guided setup. Ideal for PrestaShop migrations requiring database or migration module access and complex product combination mapping.

CSV Import Method

Export your store data to CSV files and import directly into your target platform. Budget-friendly but requires manual field mapping and data cleanup. Best for simple catalogs. Works with PrestaShop (via admin import/export) and other platforms, though complex product combinations may require additional mapping.

Custom Development

Build a custom migration script using PrestaShop's database and APIs, combined with your source platform's API. Best for complex catalogs with custom fields, modules, and unique workflows. PrestaShop's PHP architecture and module system allow advanced migrations. Requires PHP expertise.

Resources & Guides

Access comprehensive guides, checklists, and best practices to ensure a smooth migration to or from PrestaShop. Learn about PrestaShop's database structure, Smarty templates, product combinations, and module ecosystem.

E-commerce migration checklists

SEO & redirect planning

Migration cost calculator

Data validation guide

Platform-specific guides (PrestaShop, Shopify, etc.)

Common migration pitfalls