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Things to consider while migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2

by JONATHAN PAUL Jonathan Paul working at PHPProgrammers, a leading

Have you switched to Magento 2? If not then here’s what you need to do now. An expert Magento developer in Australia has shared a few things you need to consider for safe and comprehensive migration to the version.

With the release of the latest version of Magento, that is Magento 2, a lot of changes and improvements have been noticed in the eCommerce world. Most of the eCommerce sites built with this platform have experienced incredible advantages and innovations with the shift from to the latest version. To get a competitive edge in the online eCommerce market, it has become mandatory and urgent to strategise your move to version 2 as soon as possible.

By now, almost every eCommerce business has become aware of the reasons why it is essential to switch to Magento 2 now. But still, there are many who are simply clueless about how they should migrate. If you are one of them and if you are determined to migrate your business now then here’s how you need to begin and proceed with the migration process.

A skilled Magento developer in Australia has shared the basics to know for migrating to Magento 2.  

 

Your Magento 2 migration should include these components:

All your business data ( products and customers data)

  • Themes
  • Extensions
  • The custom codes

When you have finally decided to upgrade your online store to version 2.0, you need to make a plan first including details like how to start with the migration, what is the data you need to migrate, how to implement the actions during the process, etc. The migration process will get simpler and faster if you have the entire project categorised into smaller milestones or steps.

 

Here are the 5 essential things you need to keep in mind to make the migration process easier.

 

Consider the difficulties and challenges you may face while migrating:

Never think that migrating from Magento 1 to 2 can be that easy. You might have to face many difficulties and challenges during the process. This new version of the platform has a completely different database architecture and design and migrating all your business data to it can be a little tricky and challenging for you.

The amount of time and effort you need to migrate to Magento 2 may also vary depending upon how many extensions are running on the website, the general complexities, and the number of customisations involved.  

 

Importing all the product and customer data safety:

This eCommerce platform has a very handy tool that helps webmasters to import the product and customer data to the new upgraded store. You can download the tool online and use it while migrating. This tool uses the map files for easy transfer of the data to the upgraded version. It also verifies the consistency between the tables and fields of the database of both the versions, creates the log files, keeps tracking the status of data migrations, and executes tests for data verification.

 

This tool functions in 3 different ways:

  • Migrates the configuration settings from the previous to the latest version
  • Migrates the most important data first in the database
  • Helps in transferring the incremental data to the storefront and admin panel


In simple words, the tool assists the customers in complete data migration, making the best use of the platform and its new version.

 

Importing the media files:

Migrating the media files such as the images, etc., should be properly and separately migrated from the product data. You need to move these files manually and must ensure the quality of the files are not hampered by any chance during the migration process. The Magento guide has a detailed explanation as to how you need to migrate the files stored in the database and the file system.

 

Migrating the theme and extensions:

The extensions of Magento 1 are not compatible with the updated version. The toolkit for code migration can help you to migrate some of the extensions and custom codes, but not all.

You need to re-create both the extensions and themes of Magento 1 to make these work effectively and efficiently with the new structure.

 

Performance factors and considerations:

Despite proper implementation and planning, there may be some odds and the migrated system may not work perfectly. Run any weird error message to test the performance. Never panic. The migration process may not function smoothly every time and getting some basic errors is very common. Identify the issues and try to fix up those things. 

Moving to the new and advanced version is essential to stay up to date with the advancements in the eCommerce market. While it can be a challenging process, proper planning with strategic execution can ease out the process.  

 

Jonathan Paul is an experienced Magento developer in Australia associated with a reputed company, PHPProgrammers. The author has written this article to help professionals, beginners, and eCommerce business merchants to easily migrate the system with all the details to the newer version of the platform and leverage the features offered by it.


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About JONATHAN PAUL Professional   Jonathan Paul working at PHPProgrammers, a leading

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