Magento 1 to Shopify Migration
Magento 1 to Shopify Migration Exporter helps Magento 1 store owners and developers export products and customers into Shopify-compatible CSV files. It supports product filtering, configurable/simple product exports, customer exports, selected product/customer exports, and professional migration-ready data formatting for a smoother Magento 1 to Shopify move.
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Magento 1 to Shopify Migration Exporter by PrismaSell
Migrating from Magento 1 to Shopify is not just about moving product names and prices. A successful migration requires clean product data, accurate SKUs, customer records, product images, SEO fields, inventory values, variants, and Shopify-compatible CSV formatting.
PrismaSell Magento 1 to Shopify Migration Exporter is a professional Magento 1 extension built to help store owners, agencies, and developers export Magento 1 products and customers into Shopify-ready CSV files. It gives you a cleaner, faster, and more controlled way to prepare your Magento 1 store data before importing it into Shopify.
Whether you are moving a small catalog or preparing a larger Magento 1 store migration, this extension helps reduce manual CSV cleanup and gives your migration team a more reliable starting point.
Why This Extension Is Useful
Magento 1 and Shopify handle product data differently. Magento uses product types like simple and configurable products, while Shopify uses products and variants. Magento categories, attributes, stock data, customer groups, and product images also need to be prepared carefully before import.
This extension helps bridge that gap by exporting Magento 1 data into a Shopify-compatible CSV structure.
- Magento 1 store owners moving to Shopify
- Shopify migration agencies
- Magento developers
- Freelancers handling client migrations
- eCommerce teams preparing product and customer data
- Businesses that want a safer migration workflow
Export Magento 1 Products to Shopify CSV
The extension exports Magento 1 product data into a Shopify product CSV format, helping you prepare your catalog for Shopify import.
You can export:
- All products
- Active products only
- Configurable products only
- Simple products only
- In-stock products only
- Selected products from the Magento product grid
This gives you flexibility depending on your migration plan. For example, you can first export only active products for testing, or export selected products from the product grid to check how the data appears inside Shopify before doing a full migration.
Product Export Fields
The product export includes key Shopify migration fields such as:
- Product title
- URL handle
- Description
- Vendor
- Product category
- Product type
- Tags
- SKU
- Barcode
- Option names
- Option values
- Price
- Compare-at price
- Inventory quantity
- Weight
- Product image URL
- Variant image URL
- SEO title
- SEO description
- Product status
- Published status
- Google Shopping fields
- Metafield columns
This helps prepare a more complete product import file instead of only exporting basic product information.
Configurable Product and Variant Support
One of the biggest challenges in Magento 1 to Shopify migration is handling configurable products.
Magento configurable products usually contain child simple products for options like:
- Size
- Color
- Material
- Style
- Pack size
- Variation
Shopify uses variants instead. This extension helps export Magento configurable products as Shopify products and child simple products as Shopify variants.
This makes it easier to migrate products that have multiple options, SKUs, prices, stock quantities, or variant images.
Example
- Magento Configurable Product: Women’s Leather Sandal
- Magento Child Simple Product: Women’s Leather Sandal - Size 6
- Magento Child Simple Product: Women’s Leather Sandal - Size 7
- Magento Child Simple Product: Women’s Leather Sandal - Size 8
- Shopify Result: One Shopify product with multiple variants
Export Selected Products from Magento Product Grid
The extension adds a mass action to the Magento product grid.
You can go to Catalog > Manage Products, select products, and export only those selected items to a Shopify CSV.
This is helpful when you want to:
- Test a small product import
- Export only a specific category or product group
- Review configurable product output
- Prepare selected products for a phased Shopify migration
- Avoid exporting the full catalog during testing
This feature is especially useful for agencies and developers who need more control during migration testing.
Export Magento 1 Customers to Shopify CSV
The extension also includes customer export functionality using Shopify-compatible customer CSV fields.
You can export:
- All customers
- Customers with orders only
- Newsletter subscribers only
- Selected customers from the Magento customer grid
This allows you to prepare customer records for Shopify without manually rebuilding customer spreadsheets.
Customer Export Fields
The customer export uses Shopify customer template fields, including:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Accepts Email Marketing
- Default Address Company
- Default Address Address1
- Default Address Address2
- Default Address City
- Default Address Province Code
- Default Address Country Code
- Default Address Zip
- Default Address Phone
- Phone
- Accepts SMS Marketing
- Accepts WhatsApp Marketing
- Tags
- Note
- Tax Exempt
Customer notes can include helpful Magento migration information, such as historical order count and total spent, while keeping the file compatible with Shopify’s customer import format.
Customer Password Migration Note
Customer passwords cannot be migrated directly from Magento 1 to Shopify using CSV. This is normal because Magento and Shopify use different password encryption systems.
After customer import, customers usually need to activate their Shopify account or reset their password.
Built for Controlled Migration Testing
A good migration should always be tested before full import. This extension supports a safer workflow.
- Export a small product sample
- Import into Shopify test store or draft products
- Review images, SKUs, prices, descriptions, and variants
- Adjust category, type, and tag mapping if needed
- Export full product catalog
- Export customers
- Prepare redirects and final launch steps
This helps reduce mistakes before moving the full Magento 1 store into Shopify.
Admin Configuration Page
The extension includes a dedicated Magento admin configuration page:
System > Configuration > PrismaSell > Shopify Export
From the configuration page, you can manage product and customer export settings, review migration guidance, and access export actions.
The configuration page includes:
- Product export settings
- Customer export settings
- Export controls
- Migration notes
- Order migration guidance
- PrismaSell support link
Admin Menu Export Options
You can export data from:
- System > Export Shopify Products
- System > Export Shopify Customers
- Catalog > Manage Products > Export Selected to Shopify CSV
- Customers > Manage Customers > Export Selected to Shopify Customer CSV
This gives both full-export and selected-export options depending on your migration stage.
Product Category and Collection Planning
Magento categories and Shopify categories are not always the same. Magento category names are often custom store categories, while Shopify product category expects Shopify’s own product taxonomy.
For best migration results, Magento categories are usually better used as:
- Product type
- Tags
- Collection rules
- Navigation structure
After import, Shopify collections can be created using product type, tags, vendor, price, or other product fields.
Historical Order Migration Guidance
This extension focuses on exporting products and customers into Shopify-compatible CSV files.
Historical orders can also be migrated from Magento 1 to Shopify, but order migration is more complex than product or customer export. Order migration usually requires:
- Shopify Admin API
- A dedicated migration app
- A custom migration workflow
- Order archive CSV preparation
- Product/SKU matching
- Customer email matching
- Payment and fulfillment status mapping
For this reason, order migration should be handled separately and tested carefully. PrismaSell can help plan or perform historical order migration as part of a complete Magento to Shopify migration service.
Recommended Magento 1 to Shopify Migration Workflow
- Audit the Magento 1 store data
- Export a small product sample
- Test import products into Shopify
- Review images, variants, prices, and inventory
- Clean category, type, and tag mapping
- Export full product catalog
- Export customers
- Plan historical order migration if needed
- Create Shopify collections and navigation
- Set up 301 redirects from Magento URLs
- Verify SEO titles, meta descriptions, and product URLs
- Run final inventory check
- Launch the Shopify store
Key Benefits
- Export Magento 1 products into Shopify-ready CSV format
- Export Magento 1 customers using Shopify-compatible fields
- Save time during Magento 1 to Shopify migration
- Reduce manual spreadsheet cleanup
- Support simple and configurable product exports
- Export selected products from the Magento product grid
- Export selected customers from the Magento customer grid
- Prepare SKUs, prices, images, inventory, and SEO fields
- Improve migration testing before full import
- Support professional migration workflows for agencies and developers
Who Should Use This Extension?
This extension is ideal for:
- Magento 1 store owners planning to move to Shopify
- eCommerce businesses replacing an old Magento 1 store
- Agencies offering Magento to Shopify migration services
- Developers preparing Shopify import files
- Store teams that need cleaner migration data
- Businesses that want to preserve product and customer information
It is especially helpful when you want more control over your Magento 1 export before importing data into Shopify.
Important Notes
Before importing into Shopify, always test with a small CSV file first.
Check:
- Product titles
- Product handles
- Images
- Variant options
- SKU values
- Prices
- Inventory quantity
- Customer names
- Customer emails
- Customer tags
- Customer notes
Shopify may not accept every Magento category value as a standard Shopify product category. Category and collection mapping should be reviewed separately during migration.
Need Help Migrating from Magento 1 to Shopify?
PrismaSell provides professional Magento to Shopify migration support, including product migration, customer migration, order migration planning, CSV cleanup, Shopify store setup, theme setup, collection setup, URL redirects, SEO preservation, launch support, and post-migration fixes.
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