BigCommerce to OpenCart Migration - Step-by-Step Guide & Expert Services
Considering BigCommerce to OpenCart migration? Cart2Cart simplifies how you move BigCommerce store to OpenCart. Whether you're looking to switch from BigCommerce to OpenCart yourself or need full assistance, our service ensures a seamless transfer data process. Experience swift, secure migration with complete SEO preservation and zero downtime. Access our detailed step-by-step guide for a DIY approach or leverage our experts for a 'done-for-you' solution. Achieve your smooth BigCommerce to OpenCart migration today.
What data can be
migrated from BigCommerce to OpenCart
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Products
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Product Categories
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Manufacturers
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Taxes
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Customers
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Orders
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Coupons
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Reviews
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Blogs
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Blog Posts
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Multistore
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CMS Pages
- Cost.
- Name, ID, SKU, Full Description, Status, Manufacturer, Tax Class.
- Price, Special Price, Sale Price.
- URL, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description.
- Product Image, Additional Images.
- Quantity, Stock Availability, Stock Status.
- Weight, Width, Height, Depth.
- Related Products, UPC.
- Options(Name, Price), Product Attributes(Name, Values).
- Product Variants(Additional image).
- Name, ID, Description, Status.
- URL, Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords.
- Category Images.
- Name, Manufacturer Images.
- Tax Class(Tax Name).
- ID, First Name, Last Name, Email, Customer Group, Telephone, Created Date.
- Customer Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
- Customer Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code).
- Payment method name, Shipping method name.
- ID, Order Date, Order Status, Order Products(Name, SKU, Option), Custom Order Status, Product Price, Quantity, SubTotal Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price, Order Comments.
- Customer Name, Email, Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
- Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code).
- Name, Status, Coupon Code, Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer, Type Discount, Discount Amount, Minimum Spent, Product, Category, Coupon Expire Date.
- Created Date, Status, Rate, User Name, Comment, Product.
- Title, Full Description, Tags, Created Time, SEO URL, Author, Status.
- Images.
- Yes.
- Title, URL, Description, Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Status.
- Cost.
- Name, ID, SKU, Full Description, Status, Manufacturer, Tax Class.
- Price, Special Price, Sale Price.
- URL, Meta Title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description.
- Product Image, Additional Images.
- Quantity, Stock Availability, Stock Status.
- Weight, Width, Height, Depth.
- Related Products, UPC.
- Options(Name, Price), Product Attributes(Name, Values).
- Product Variants(Additional image).
- Name, ID, Description, Status.
- URL, Meta Title, Meta Description, Meta Keywords.
- Category Images.
- Name, Manufacturer Images.
- Tax Class(Tax Name).
- ID, First Name, Last Name, Email, Customer Group, Telephone, Created Date.
- Customer Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
- Customer Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code).
- Payment method name, Shipping method name.
- ID, Order Date, Order Status, Order Products(Name, SKU, Option), Custom Order Status, Product Price, Quantity, SubTotal Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price, Order Comments.
- Customer Name, Email, Billing Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
- Shipping Address(First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code).
- Name, Status, Coupon Code, Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer, Type Discount, Discount Amount, Minimum Spent, Product, Category, Coupon Expire Date.
- Created Date, Status, Rate, User Name, Comment, Product.
- Title, Full Description, Tags, Created Time, SEO URL, Author, Status.
- Images.
- Yes.
- Title, URL, Description, Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Status.
Products
Estimate your Migration Cost
Thanks to Cart2Cart`s flexible pricing policy, the migration price depends on the volume of transferred entities and the additional migration options you select. Just choose your Source and Target platforms and get the approximate price of your BigCommerce to OpenCart store conversion right after completing the free Demo.
How to Migrate from BigCommerce to OpenCart In 3 Steps?
Connect your Source & Target carts
Choose BigCommerce and OpenCart from the drop-down lists & provide the stores’ URLs in the corresponding fields.
Select the data to migrate & extra options
Choose the data you want to migrate to OpenCart and extra options to customise your BigCommerce to OpenCart migration.
Launch your Demo/Full migration
Run a free Demo to see how the Cart2Cart service works, and when happy - launch Full migration.
Migrate from BigCommerce to OpenCart: Your Comprehensive How-To Guide
Seamlessly Migrate Your E-commerce Store from BigCommerce to OpenCart
Planning to transition your online store from BigCommerce to OpenCart? This detailed guide provides a clear, step-by-step roadmap to ensure a smooth and successful platform migration. Moving your store is a critical business decision, impacting everything from your product catalog and customer data to your SEO rankings. With the right strategy and tools, you can ensure data integrity and minimal downtime during this significant replatforming journey.
OpenCart offers a robust, open-source solution known for its flexibility and extensive customization options, making it an attractive destination for merchants seeking greater control and scalability. Follow our expert advice to confidently transfer your valuable e-commerce assets, including product SKUs, customer records, and order histories, to your new OpenCart store.
Prerequisites for a Successful Migration
Before initiating the data transfer, careful preparation is essential to avoid potential pitfalls and ensure data integrity. Here’s what you need to have in place:
- BigCommerce Store Access: You will need administrative access to your BigCommerce store to retrieve necessary API credentials. This includes your store URL, Client ID, Access Token, and API Path. Remember that BigCommerce connections are API-only and require HTTPS. Creating a custom app with the necessary API scopes within BigCommerce is crucial for generating these access tokens.
- OpenCart Store Setup: Ensure your OpenCart store is already installed and accessible. You will need your OpenCart Admin URL and FTP access to your server. For the connection method, OpenCart requires a specific extension; the Cart2Cart Universal OpenCart Migration extension is essential. This plugin installation facilitates the ‘Bridge only’ connection method that OpenCart utilizes. Supported OpenCart versions include 1.5.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0, 3.0.0, and 4.0.0.
- Data Backup: Always perform a complete backup of both your BigCommerce and OpenCart stores. While migration tools are robust, having a backup provides peace of mind.
- Review Your Data: Take this opportunity to clean up any outdated or unnecessary products, customers, or orders on your BigCommerce store. A lean migration can be a faster and more efficient one.
- Understand Limitations: Be aware of potential API rate limits from BigCommerce and multi-store limitations for BigCommerce variants when moving to OpenCart, as noted in the platform specifications.
For more detailed preparation guidelines, refer to our guide on preparing your source store and target store for migration.
Performing the Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide
This section outlines the process of migrating your e-commerce data using an automated migration wizard, ensuring a smooth transition of your BigCommerce store to OpenCart.
Step 1: Start Your Migration Process
Begin your migration by navigating to the migration service platform. Here, you'll typically be presented with options to start a new migration, get a cost estimate, or seek assistance.
Step 2: Connect Your Source BigCommerce Store
The first crucial step is to connect your existing BigCommerce store to the migration tool. Select 'BigCommerce' as your Source Cart.
- Provide Store Details: Enter your BigCommerce store's URL.
- Enter API Credentials: You will need to provide your BigCommerce `clientId`, `accessToken`, and `apiPath`. These are generated within your BigCommerce admin panel by creating a custom API account with appropriate scopes.
Consult The Short & Essential Guide to Access Credentials for Cart2Cart for detailed instructions on obtaining these credentials.
Step 3: Connect Your Target OpenCart Store
Next, configure the connection to your new OpenCart store. Select 'OpenCart' as your Target Cart.
- Enter Admin URL: Input the Admin URL of your OpenCart store.
- Choose Connection Method: OpenCart typically connects via a 'Bridge only' method, which is facilitated by an extension. You will likely have options such as installing the required Cart2Cart Universal OpenCart Migration extension directly from the OpenCart Marketplace or manually uploading the connection bridge file to your store's root directory via FTP. Follow the on-screen instructions for your chosen method.
Step 4: Select Data Entities for Transfer
This critical step allows you to choose exactly which types of data you want to transfer from BigCommerce to OpenCart. A wide array of entities are supported, including:
- Products: Including product attributes and options.
- Product Categories & Manufacturers: Maintain your store's organizational structure.
- Customers: Transfer all customer data.
- Orders: Preserve order history.
- Reviews: Important for product credibility (supported by OpenCart).
- Coupons: Move your promotional strategies.
- CMS Pages & Blog Posts: Retain your valuable content (Blog Posts from BigCommerce, CMS Pages for both).
- Invoices & Taxes: Essential for financial records (supported by OpenCart).
You can select all entities or pick them individually based on your specific requirements. This is also where you might choose to migrate BigCommerce customer groups to OpenCart tags if desired.
Step 5: Configure Additional Migration Options
The migration wizard offers various supplementary options to customize your data transfer. These can significantly enhance the post-migration user experience and SEO:
- Preserve IDs: Options to preserve Product IDs, Order IDs, and Customer IDs are highly recommended for maintaining data consistency and internal linking.
- SEO URLs & 301 Redirects: Enable these to maintain your current SEO rankings and prevent broken links by automatically creating 301 redirects from old BigCommerce URLs to new OpenCart URLs.
- Password Migration: An essential option for transferring customer passwords securely to OpenCart.
- Clear Target Store Data: The 'Clear Target' option removes all existing data from your OpenCart store before the migration, ensuring a fresh start.
- Migrate Images in Description: Ensure product and category images embedded in descriptions are transferred.
- Create Variants from Attributes: If BigCommerce products use attributes that OpenCart can interpret as variants, this option is useful.
Step 6: Map Customer Groups and Order Statuses
To ensure data consistency, you'll need to map customer groups and order statuses from BigCommerce to their corresponding equivalents in OpenCart. This step ensures that your customer segments (e.g., wholesale, retail) and order workflows (e.g., pending, processing, complete) are correctly translated to your new platform.
Step 7: Perform the Full Migration
Before committing to the full migration, it's highly recommended to perform a free demo migration. This allows you to transfer a limited number of entities and verify the migration quality. After reviewing the demo results and making any necessary adjustments, you can proceed with the full data transfer.
During this stage, you may also consider adding a Migration Insurance Plan, which provides options for re-migrations in case you need to run the process again or wish to update your store later. Learn more about how Migration Insurance works.
Post-Migration Steps for OpenCart
Once your data has been successfully transferred to OpenCart, there are several crucial post-migration tasks to ensure your new store is fully operational and optimized:
- Thorough Data Verification: Systematically check all migrated data. Verify product details, images, prices, categories, customer accounts, and order histories. Ensure all data entities are present and correctly mapped.
- Test Store Functionality: Conduct comprehensive testing of your OpenCart store. This includes placing test orders, creating new customer accounts, checking the checkout process, searching for products, and verifying all payment gateways and shipping methods work as expected.
- Configure SEO Settings: Even with 301 redirects, review your OpenCart store's SEO settings. Update your sitemap, resubmit it to search engines, and monitor your analytics for any drops in SEO rankings or organic traffic.
- Install Essential Extensions & Theme: Customize your OpenCart store's appearance and add desired functionalities by installing your chosen theme and necessary extensions.
- Update DNS Records: Once you are confident in your new OpenCart store, update your domain's DNS records to point to your new hosting. This makes your OpenCart store live to the public.
- Notify Customers: Inform your customers about the transition, especially if there was any downtime or if they need to reset passwords.
- Consider Ongoing Data Sync: For orders placed on your old BigCommerce store during the migration period, consider using a Recent Data Migration Service to transfer any new data that appeared after the initial migration.
Migrating from BigCommerce to OpenCart is a significant undertaking, but by following these detailed steps, you can ensure a smooth transition and a powerful new beginning for your e-commerce business. Should you encounter any challenges, remember that expert assistance is available through contacting our support team or exploring our migration customization service.
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The design and store functionality transfer is impossible due to BigCommerce to OpenCart limitations. However, you can recreate it with the help of a 3rd-party developer.
Your data is safely locked with Cart2Cart
We built in many security measures so you can safely migrate from BigCommerce to OpenCart. Check out our Security Policy
Server Security
All migrations are performed on a secure dedicated Hetzner server with restricted physical access.Application Security
HTTPS protocol and 128-bit SSL encryption are used to protect the data being exchanged.Network Security
The most up-to-date network architecture schema, firewall and access restrictions protect our system from electronic attacks.Data Access Control
Employee access to customer migration data is restricted, logged and audited.Frequently Asked Questions
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