Guides
Long-form migration guides, written by the people who run them.
Per-platform field mappings, launch-night checklists and the SEO work most teams remember too late.
AI
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
AI
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
AI
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
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
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
DanDomain
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
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
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
Agencies
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
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
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
Shopify
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
Shopify
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
Launch
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
WooCommerce
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
Shopify
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
Guide
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
Magento
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
Launch
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
SEO
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
Agencies
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