Get Started: Import Customers and Orders from WooCommerce
You can use Ablestar WooCommerce Importer to migrate customers and orders from WooCommerce to Shopify.
Before getting started:
- Confirm the WooCommerce API has been enabled
- Determine if you prefer email notifications for the import
- Disable automatic fulfillment notifications to customers
Importing Customers or Orders
From the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer dashboard, click the Manage import button and scroll down to the 'Orders' section. Here you have three options:
- Import orders and corresponding customers: Most store owners decide to import all customers and orders
- Just import customers: In the case that you only need to import existing customers
- Just import orders since: Here you can specify orders created on and after a specific date, which is useful for stores who may have already imported once before and only need to import a smaller group of orders
Select your preferred option and click the Import Customers/Orders button to start processing.
The app will now connect to your WooCommerce site and download your orders and customers as specified.
Once the data is downloaded from WooCommerce, the system will upload them to your Shopify store.
Depending on the number of orders you have, this process may take a while. If you close out of the app, the order import will continue to run in the background.
View Imports
Once the import process is finished, your imported customers and/or orders should be listed from your Shopify admin → Orders view:
✅ Tips and Troubleshooting
- The app will continue running in the background while processing - feel free to close the app while processing
- How to configure the WooCommerce API
- In Shopify, you can disable new order notifications to customers on import
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