Data
Products, customers and content move together.
The old store stays live until launch day
Switch to ikas
While your current store keeps selling, we move your products, customers and content to ikas and map old URLs to their new pages.
How does a migration to ikas work?
A migration to ikas starts with reviewing your current store and defining exactly what needs to move, then transferring products, customers and content to ikas; since the ikas admin has no tool for importing past orders, they are delivered as an Excel list. We map old page URLs to their new destinations, set up payment and shipping connections, and test the store. Once everything is ready, we point the domain to ikas, while the old store remains live until that point.
Three moments of a migration.
How do we move to ikas without taking the store offline?
We prepare the new store separately while keeping the existing store live. We do not touch the domain until data migration, design, integrations and checks are complete. We launch only when everything is ready.
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First, we map the current store
We list products, categories, customers, orders, content, active integrations and important URLs. Before starting, we define what will be migrated, what needs to be rebuilt and which areas need special attention.
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We prepare the new store on ikas
We transfer the data and build the theme and content structure. Products, categories and core pages are checked separately from the live store while your existing website continues taking orders.
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We check URLs and sales connections
We map old URLs to new pages and configure payment, shipping and marketplace connections. Before launch, we test the order flow, mobile experience and the store's main customer journeys.
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When everything is ready, we point the domain to ikas
After the final checks, we direct the domain to the new store. We then monitor old links, redirects, indexing and any errors that appear, and make the necessary corrections.
What moves? Take a closer look.
We move the full product catalog with its details.
We transfer product names, descriptions, prices, images, stock levels and options such as size or color. We also rebuild the category structure to suit how the new store will be used.
We transfer customer records to the new store.
We move names, email addresses, phone numbers and any transferable address data to ikas. Passwords cannot be transferred between platforms, so existing customers need to create a new password when they first sign in.
Past orders stay with you as an Excel list.
The ikas admin has no tool for importing past orders. We export the order records from the old platform and hand them over as a clean Excel list, while customer records are migrated to ikas. We say this clearly before starting so nothing in the new panel comes as a surprise.
We connect old page addresses to the correct new pages.
We map product, category, blog and other important content URLs individually. This sends visitors from old links to the relevant new page, helps Google understand the address change and reduces the risk of SEO loss.
We move the store's content, not just its products.
We transfer blog posts and essential pages such as about, delivery, returns and privacy. We adapt the content to the new store structure and check its internal links.
We rebuild the connections needed to sell on ikas.
We reconfigure payment gateways, shipping providers and marketplace connections on ikas. Instead of copying integrations from the old platform, we set up their ikas equivalents and test that they work correctly.
Your migration to ikas depends on the platform you are leaving
We do not migrate every store the same way. Shopify, Ticimax, ideasoft and WooCommerce export data differently, and their URL structures and feature sets also vary. We first review how your current store is built, then create the migration plan around it.
Shopify
Shopify to ikas
- We export product and customer data from Shopify and deliver the order history as an Excel list (the ikas admin has no order import tool).
- We map Shopify product and collection URLs to their new ikas addresses and prepare the required 301 redirects.
- We list functionality added through Shopify apps and determine whether each need should be handled with a built-in ikas feature, an app or custom development.
Ticimax
Ticimax to ikas
- We extract products, categories and transferable customer data from the existing panel and convert them into a structure accepted by ikas.
- Instead of copying the category, brand and filter structure as-is, we review how it should work in the new store and rebuild it accordingly.
- We configure shipping, payment and marketplace connections again on ikas and test them before launch.
ideasoft
ideasoft to ikas
- We export product and customer records and carefully check price, stock and variant mappings, especially for products with multiple options.
- We move blog posts and static pages to the new store and update links within the content to match the new URLs.
- We extract the old product, category and content URLs and prepare a 301 redirect list for the corresponding new pages.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce to ikas
- We export product, customer and transferable order data from WordPress and WooCommerce using the method that best fits the store structure.
- We review features added through plugins and determine before the move which ikas feature or app can replace each one.
- If the blog stays on WordPress, we define how the two systems will work together. If it moves, we plan the content migration and redirects from the start.
Rankings
Your old addresses lead to the right new pages.
We map every old product, category and content address to its new page and check the redirects before launch. This lowers the search visibility risk of the move, though short fluctuations can appear in the weeks after launch. The old store keeps selling until launch day.
301
every old address mapped to a new page
Last step
the domain moves only when everything is ready
7 steps
from inventory to launch day
Three areas we pay particular attention to during the move
We do not leave old links behind.
We map old URLs used in search results, ads or other websites to their new destinations. After launch, we check for broken links and redirect errors.
We do more than simply upload the data.
We compare products, options, prices, stock levels and customer records with the old store. For large catalogs, we verify the full dataset as well as individual samples.
We do not shut down the old store early.
Your existing website continues taking orders until the new store is complete. We change the domain only at the final stage, then check the order and payment flow again after launch.
We plan the migration and the new theme on one timeline.
If the design is changing along with the platform, the two should not run as separate projects. When the URL structure, data transfer and the new theme move in one plan, launch day happens once and search visibility is not shaken twice.
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URL map first, design second
We define the new counterparts of category and product URLs before design starts; the new theme's menu and category structure follow that map, and the 301 redirects are ready on launch day.
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Data transfer and theme in the same development store
While products, variants, images, customers and content move to ikas, the new theme takes shape in the same development store with real data; product cards and the variant flow are tested with your catalogue, not sample data.
3
Order history stays with you as an Excel file
The ikas admin has no tool for importing past orders; we deliver the old orders as a clean Excel list. Customer records are migrated to the new store.
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One launch day, one checklist
Domain redirection, the 301 map, payment and shipping connections and the mobile check of the new theme happen on the same day with the same list. At Atabarı we moved the old store's product content into the new theme and completed the switch in one go; process and examples are on the ikas custom theme page.
Live stores
Stores we migrated to ikas and built from scratch.
Frequently asked questions about switching to ikas
Let's review your current store and plan the migration
Tell me which platform you use and share your store URL. We can then define what needs to move, the areas that need special attention and the order of the launch.