Migrate Zen Cart to WooCommerce
By utilizing Zen Cart to WooCommerce migration service by Cart2Cart, you can automatedly export orders, products, customers, etc. to the new platform in just a few hours. The data transfer does not require any technical knowledge or developer's assisstance.
What data can be
migrated from Zen Cart to WooCommerce
Estimate your Migration Cost
The price of your migration depends on the volume of data to migrate and the additional migration options you pick. To check the price for Zen Cart to WooCommerce conversion, click “Get estimates” and follow the suggested steps.
How to Migrate from Zen Cart to WooCommerce In 3 Steps?
Connect your Source & Target carts
Choose Zen Cart and WooCommerce 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 WooCommerce and extra options to customise your Zen Cart to WooCommerce migration.
Launch your Demo/Full migration
Run a free Demo to see how the Cart2Cart service works, and when happy - launch Full migration.
Complete ZenCart to WooCommerce migration checklist
Steps for ZenCart to WooCommerce migration:
- Set up the Source cart
- Specify the Target cart
- Select data for migration
- Specify migration extras
- Map customer groups & order statuses
- Start Full migration
Are you thinking of changing the ZenCart platform for something more user-friendly? Or perhaps your store has outgrown the capabilities of the current solution? Transfer ZenCart to WooCommerce. This powerful e-commerce platform is well equipped to satisfy even the most demanding business needs. Our complete migration checklist will help you easily manage the switch. Let's dive in and explore the most efficient way to migrate from ZenCart to WooCommerce!
ZenCart and WooCommerce hold leading positions among e-commerce platforms. They both provide users with all the necessary tools for running an online store. ZenCart is highly customizable and robust, making it ideal for businesses with specific needs and technical expertise. WooCommerce, on the other hand, is user-friendly and integrates seamlessly with WordPress, making it suitable for businesses looking for flexibility and scalability.
Pre-Migration Tips
Prepare your ZenCart store
Get your ZenCart store ready for the move. Audit all your ZenCart store data and determine which data should be edited, deleted or moved to the new store.
Prepare your WooCommerce store
Get your WooCommerce store ready. To do this, install the WooCommerce plugin for your WordPress website.
Set up the theme for your new store
Choose a default theme for your WooCommerce store, the WooCommerce Storefront, a free WordPress theme.
ZenCart to WooCommerce Migration
Set up ZenCart to WooCommerce data transfer by first configuring the Source cart and then specifying the Target cart.
Set up the Source cart
Choose ZenCart from the drop-down menu and enter your current store’s URL. Provide the Client ID, API Path and API Token from the admin account (find a detailed guide on how to do that in our FAQ).
Specify the Target cart
Choose WooCommerce from the drop-down menu and click the “Install Plugin” button and provide your store’s URL.
Select data for migration
You can choose each item you want to transfer, or you can select to transfer everything by clicking the “Select All” box. You can transfer orders, customers, products and product categories, manufacturers, coupons, taxes, reviews, blog posts, and CMS pages.
Specify migration extras
To refine your migration, choose some of the many Cart2Cart migration extras like 301 redirects or preservation of ZenCart product, customer and order IDs on the WooCommcerce Store and moving ZenCart store categories and product SEO URLS to the target store.
Map customer groups & order statuses
Match your ZenCart order statuses and fulfillment statuses to the corresponding ones on WooCommerce.
Launch a free Demo migration
Transfer a few products, about ten or so in 15 minutes, to the new store so you can check that the transfer works as you envisaged.
Start Full migration
Click the Start Full Migration button to start the Full ZenCart database transfer to your new WooCommerce store. When it’s completed, check the migration results and make sure that everything works perfectly.
Post-Migration Recommendations
- Check that the website migration was a success. Take your new store for a test drive and test every aspect of buying and selling on the platform. Create a test product and place an order. Select shipping and payment options and check that the order processes correctly.
- Select any of the WooCommerce extensions to extend the functionality of your WooCommerce store and give it a unique look.
- Notify your customers that your store operates from a new platform and invite them to activate their accounts.
Congratulations! You have successfully transferred your store to WooCommerce. Enjoy the new experience!
Ways to perform migration from Zen Cart to WooCommerce
Automated migration
Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.
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Data Migration Service Package
Delegate the job to the highly-skilled migration experts and get the job done.
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Benefits for Store Owners
Benefits for Ecommerce Agencies
Choose all the extra migration options and get 40% off their total Price

The design and store functionality transfer is impossible due to Zen Cart to WooCommerce 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 Zen Cart to WooCommerce. 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
Can I preserve order IDs during ZenCart to WooCommerce migration?
Will my customer passwords be transferred from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
How to convert ZenCart to WooCommerce?
- Set up your Source and Target carts.
- Choose the data you want to transfer to WooCommerce and specify the additional options to refine your migration.
- Map your ZenCart languages/currencies/order statuses to the corresponding ones on WooCommerce.
- Run free Demo migration.
- Launch Full database migration.
Can I migrate taxes from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
Can I migrate metadata from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
Will you transfer review ratings from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
Can I migrate credit card information from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
Does Cart2Cart support SEO migration from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
How to migrate ZenCart products to WooCommerce?
How to export URLs from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
How to migrate manufacturers from ZenCart to WooCommerce?
Is multilanguage migration from ZenCart to WooCommerce possible?
Why 150.000+ customers all over the globe have chosen Cart2Cart?
100% non-techie friendly
Cart2Cart is recommended by Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, OpenCart, PrestaShop and other top ecommerce platforms.
Keep selling while migrating
The process of data transfer has no effect on the migrated store. At all.
24/7 live support
Get every bit of help right when you need it. Our live chat experts will eagerly guide you through the entire migration process.
Lightning fast migration
Just a few hours - and all your store data is moved to its new home.
Open to the customers’ needs
We’re ready to help import data from database dump, csv. file, a rare shopping cart etc.
Recommended by industry leaders
Cart2Cart is recommended by Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, OpenCart, PrestaShop and other top ecommerce platforms.