Your Magento 1 store is living on borrowed time . Let's move you to Shopify.
We migrate Magento 1 stores to Shopify with full data migration, SEO preservation and no downtime. Your store stays live throughout and nothing gets left behind.
Magento 1 has not received a security patch since June 2020. Every day on it is a risk.
Adobe ended Magento 1 support over four years ago. That means no security patches, no bug fixes and a growing list of known vulnerabilities with no official remediation. Payment processors, hosting providers and PCI compliance requirements have all tightened around Magento 1 stores in that time.
If you are still running on Magento 1, the question is not whether to migrate but where to go and how to do it cleanly. We have migrated dozens of Magento 1 stores and know exactly what is involved. Shopify removes the platform maintenance burden entirely and gives you a modern, secure foundation to grow from.
Years of products, customers and orders — all transferred.
Magento 1 databases are well understood, but they are not simple. Product attribute sets, layered navigation configuration, customer group pricing, order history and EAV data structures all need careful handling. We have migrated this data many times and build the scripts specifically for your store rather than relying on generic tools that produce errors at scale. Everything is validated before the new store goes live.
Magento 1 URL structures need careful mapping. We do not skip this.
Magento 1 generates URL patterns that differ significantly from Shopify. Category paths, product URLs with suffixes and layered navigation URLs all need mapping to their Shopify equivalents. We audit your full Magento 1 URL structure before we start, implement all 301 redirects before launch and carry across meta titles, descriptions, structured data and canonical tags. Post-launch monitoring catches anything that needs attention before it affects rankings.
Common questions about Magento 1 to Shopify migration
No. Adobe ended support for Magento 1 in June 2020, which means no security patches, no bug fixes and no official support. Stores still running on Magento 1 are operating on an unsupported platform with known vulnerabilities. Payment providers and hosting companies have increasingly restricted support for Magento 1 stores. Moving off it is not optional, it is overdue.
Both are valid destinations. Shopify suits brands that want to reduce technical overhead, lower their cost of ownership and operate without a developer on hand for routine changes. Magento 2 makes more sense when you have complex catalogue requirements, deep B2B functionality or integration needs that go beyond what Shopify handles natively. We will give you an honest recommendation based on your business rather than push you towards either platform.
Everything that matters. Products, variants, categories, customer accounts, order history, reviews, blog content and media. Magento 1 data structures are well understood and we have migrated dozens of stores off the platform. We audit your data before we start and validate it after migration so nothing is left behind.
Most Magento 1 extensions do not have direct Shopify equivalents, but most of the functionality they provided is available via the Shopify App Store. We audit your current extension usage during discovery and map each one to a Shopify equivalent or rebuild the functionality where needed.
Yes, provided the migration is handled correctly. Magento 1 URL structures differ from Shopify, so redirect mapping is critical. We audit your full URL structure, implement all 301 redirects before launch and carry across meta data and structured data in full. We run a pre-launch crawl and monitor rankings after go-live.
Typically 10 to 16 weeks depending on catalogue size, the number of integrations and whether a redesign is included. We scope it clearly at discovery. Given the security situation with Magento 1, we prioritise getting the migration planned and moving as quickly as possible.
What our customers are saying
“We're absolutely thrilled with the work Limely have done for us. Taking our website to the next level with Magento 2 was the best thing we ever did, we'll be continuing to work together for the foreseeable!”
“We are really pleased with our new website and the support and great service Limely have provided during the whole process. Not only are Limely excellent at what they do, but are a friendly, approachable team who put their clients' best interest at the forefront of their work.”
“The site itself looks great but the way that the whole team were prepared to go the extra mile, including helping me with the brilliantly-written content shows how much they care about their work. Thank-you to the whole team and I look forward to working with you again soon!”
“I was very pleased with the quality of the websites which Limely built for us. They took a complicated brief and created a bespoke solution which kept everything as simple as possible. The team are a pleasure to work with and I wouldn't hesitate in working with them again for future projects. An excellent web agency.”
“Our brief was a custom website, with lots of complicated functions along the way, and Limely have smashed it and built us an amazing website. Would 100% recommend to anyone looking to have a new website created, their knowledge, experience and professionalism is the best.”
“What can I say... the guys at Limely are a dream to work with! Not only have they made our website something to be incredibly proud of but we have made some fab friends in them! Thank you so much for everything!”
Paul Hambidge
Factory Direct FlooringReady to move off Magento 1?
Tell us about your Magento 1 store, your catalogue size and the integrations your business depends on. We will scope the migration and give you a clear timeline.