Migration guides

The platform playbook.
Source by source.

The same checklists we run internally on every replatform. Read before you sign up, share with your team, link from your launch doc.

Using the Graftport CLI with Claude Code: install to first publish

Set up the Graftport CLI and migration-engineer skill in Claude Code, then drive a real Shopify migration through the validate and publish loop without leaving the terminal.

10 min read

Human approval gates for AI Shopify migrations: the Graftport contract

Why an AI coding agent should never push to Shopify on its own, and how Graftport's two-tier CLI contract enforces a human gate on every cost-incurring command.

9 min read

Automating JSONata Shopify mapping with an AI coding agent

How the Graftport CLI lets an AI agent investigate source rows, fix JSONata mapping errors against structured validation codes, and publish versioned mappings.

11 min read

AI Shopify migration with a coding agent: the Graftport playbook

How to run an AI Shopify migration end to end with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Copilot driving the Graftport CLI, with the costly steps gated by a human.

13 min read

WooCommerce to Shopify migration: the complete guide

Step-by-step guide to migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify with Graftport: credentials, products, customers, orders, permalinks, and the go-live sequence.

11 min read

DandaDomain to Shopify migration with Graftport

Migrate from DandaDomain to Shopify using Graftport: SOAP API credentials, what migrates, product and order handling, redirect coverage, and the staging review.

7 min read

BigCommerce to Shopify migration: the complete guide

Step-by-step guide to migrating from BigCommerce to Shopify with Graftport: credentials, product options, categories, customers, orders, and 301 redirects.

10 min read

Shopify to Shopify migration: moving stores without data loss

How to migrate from one Shopify store to another using Graftport — covering products, customers, orders, URL redirects, handle conflicts, and the cut-over sequence.

9 min read

Running Shopify migrations as an agency: the multi-client playbook

How agencies and multi-brand teams structure Graftport for multi-client Shopify migration work: account hierarchy, shared billing, mapping reuse, parallel go-lives, and handoff.

9 min read

Magento to Shopify migration: the complete guide

A step-by-step Magento to Shopify migration guide covering credentials, product mapping, configurable products, customer data, orders, redirects, and go-live verification with Graftport.

10 min read

WooCommerce to Shopify migration cost: what you're actually paying for

Cost drivers of a WooCommerce to Shopify migration: data volume, re-runs, and how Graftport's usage-based pricing compares to agency and DIY options.

7 min read

Migrating to Shopify Plus with Graftport

How Graftport runs migrations onto Shopify Plus from Magento, WooCommerce, or another Shopify store—covering Markets, multi-location inventory, and metafields.

7 min read

How long does a Shopify migration take? A realistic timeline

What actually drives Shopify migration timelines, phase by phase: extract, transform, load, staging verification, and the go-live sequence with Graftport.

7 min read

Shopify migration checklist: what to verify before go-live

The pre-launch checklist for a Graftport-managed Shopify migration: redirect verification, customer data checks, product count validation, Search Console setup, and the DNS flip sequence.

9 min read

Migrating WooCommerce customers and orders to Shopify with Graftport

How Graftport extracts WooCommerce customer accounts, order history, and addresses from the REST API, what the email marketing consent limitation means, and how to verify the result on staging.

8 min read

Consolidating Shopify stores with Graftport: a practical guide

How to use Graftport's Shopify-to-Shopify migration to consolidate multiple brand stores into one: source credentials, what moves, handle-collision mapping, and the idempotent cut-over.

8 min read

Setting up your first Graftport migration: a walkthrough

A step-by-step walkthrough of creating your first migration in Graftport: signing up, choosing a source platform, connecting the destination Shopify store, picking resource templates, and running the first dry-run.

10 min read

Mapping Magento custom attributes to Shopify metafields in Graftport

How Graftport's mapping editor handles Magento EAV custom attributes when they don't fit Shopify's variant model. The metafield contract, naming, dry-run verification, and what makes it onto your storefront.

9 min read

Re-running a Graftport migration safely on go-live night

How Graftport's run model lets you re-run a migration on launch night without creating duplicates: the run modes, the dry-run safety net, the cheaper re-sync rate, and the rollback path if something is wrong after launch.

8 min read

Preserving SEO during a Shopify replatform with Graftport

How Graftport's redirects mapping captures source URL structure, what makes it onto the destination Shopify store as 301 redirects, the staging verification routine, and the launch-week Search Console checklist that protects your rankings.

9 min read

Migrating multiple brands on one Graftport account

How agencies and multi-brand parents structure Graftport for parallel migrations: one tenant per agency, one migration per (source, destination) pair, shared monthly allowance, separate mappings, audit-isolated runs.

7 min read