Your Wix store has outgrown its setup, and you want to move to Shopify without losing the products you've built up or the customers who already buy from you. The good news is that Wix exports your core store data cleanly. The catch is everything else: blog posts, page designs and forms don't come with it, and that's where a plan to migrate Wix to Shopify needs the most care.
Short answer: To migrate Wix to Shopify, export products and contacts from Wix as CSV files, import them with Shopify's Store Migration app or CSV import, rebuild pages and blog posts by hand, then switch the domain while Wix stays live. Order history needs a migration app.
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Key takeaways
- Wix exports store products to CSV files of up to 5,000 rows each, but Wix doesn't currently support exporting digital products.
- Wix exports up to 50,000 contacts at a time in Regular CSV, Google CSV or Outlook CSV format, and only the site owner can run the export.
- Wix says it isn't currently possible to export blog posts to other platforms, so Wix blog posts must be copied to Shopify by hand or with an app.
- Shopify's free Store Migration app imports the product and customer CSV files you export from Wix, and Shopify's Wix guide says to upload them without editing.
- Customer passwords can't be migrated to Shopify with a CSV file, but Shopify customer accounts let shoppers sign in with a one-time email code.
What can you export from Wix, and what has to be rebuilt?
Wix exports products, contacts and orders as CSV files, which covers most of what a store needs. Pages, blog posts, forms and app features don't export, so you rebuild them on Shopify.
| What you have on Wix | Exports from Wix? | How it gets to Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Physical products | Yes, CSV, up to 5,000 rows per file | Store Migration app or product CSV |
| Digital products | No, not currently supported | Recreate by hand |
| Contacts (customers) | Yes, CSV, up to 50,000 per export | Store Migration app or customer CSV |
| Orders | Yes, CSV, by item or by order | Migration app or Order API (no CSV) |
| Blog posts | No | Copy by hand or use a migration app |
| Product reviews | No, per Shopify's Wix guide | Import with a review app |
| Pages and page designs | No | Rebuild in a Shopify theme |
| Forms and Wix apps | No | Shopify Forms, theme forms or apps |
The sources are Wix's own help articles on exporting products, exporting contacts, exporting orders and blog post exports. On the Shopify side, the data transfer page lists migration apps and the API, not CSV, for historical orders, and Shopify's Wix migration guide says reviews can't be exported or migrated from Wix.
That means your Wix orders CSV is a useful record, but Shopify's built-in importers won't load it as order history. Decide early whether you need old orders inside Shopify or whether the export file is enough.
How do I migrate Wix to Shopify step by step?
Build Shopify in parallel while Wix keeps selling, move data in Shopify's recommended order, then switch the domain last. These are the steps.
- Export from Wix. In your Wix dashboard, open Products, select all, then choose More Actions > Export. Export contacts from Contacts and orders from Orders. If you have more than 5,000 product rows, export in batches.
- Start your Shopify store and pick a theme.
- Import products. Upload the Wix product CSV to Shopify's free Store Migration app without editing the file, as Shopify's Wix guide instructs, or use Shopify's product CSV import. Check prices, weights, images and inventory on a sample afterward.
- Check product options. Shopify allows up to 2,048 variants and three options per product, and Shopify's Wix guide says the Store Migration app won't import the options of a product with more than three. Restructure those products before a CSV import, or fix them after an app import.
- Import customers. Shopify's customer CSV must be UTF-8 and 15 MB or smaller, and it skips duplicate emails or phone numbers. Shopify's Wix guide adds that a file must match Shopify's customer headings, since there's no data mapping, so rearrange the Wix contacts file first.
- Carry over marketing consent. Shopify's customer CSV has an Accepts Email Marketing column that takes yes or no. Check whether your Wix export includes subscription status, and only mark subscribers who actually opted in.
- Import orders, if you need them, with a migration app. Turn off staff new-order notifications first; Shopify notes that staff otherwise get an email for each imported order.
- Rebuild pages and blog posts. Copy text and images into Shopify pages and blog articles.
- Recreate forms and app features with Shopify Forms, your theme's contact form, or an App Store app.
- Set up shipping, taxes and payments, then place test orders, as Shopify's migration guide recommends.
For a sense of what each of these steps costs if you hire it out, see our Shopify migration cost breakdown.
How do I switch over without losing sales?
Keep Wix live and selling until Shopify is fully tested, then point your domain at Shopify as the last step. Customers keep buying from Wix right up to the switch, so there's no gap.
The cutover runs in four stages:
- Build in parallel. Wix keeps selling while you build and test Shopify behind its store password.
- Final data sync. Export new orders and contacts from Wix created since your first export, and import them.
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Domain switch. Point the domain at Shopify. Shopify's manual connection steps set the A record to
23.227.38.65and thewwwCNAME toshops.myshopify.com, and Shopify says it can take up to 48 hours to be fully live. - Close Wix. Once Shopify is taking orders and you've checked emails and redirects, cancel the Wix plan.
If your domain was bought through Wix, you have two choices. You can keep it registered at Wix and point it at Shopify by editing its A and CNAME records in your Wix account, or transfer it away from Wix. Wix says a transfer usually takes up to 7 days, disconnects your Wix site, and needs your MX records added again for business email to keep working. A recently registered or transferred domain can also be locked from transfer for 60 days. Pointing the domain is usually the simpler first move; you can transfer it later.
Old Wix URLs also need URL redirects to their new Shopify pages. Shopify accepts these as a CSV import, so build the list from your Wix sitemap before launch.
Should I do it myself, use an app or hire help?
Do it yourself if your catalog is small and simple; use an app when you want products and customers moved for you; hire help when design, blog content or order history make the job large. This table compares the three.
| DIY with CSV files | Store Migration app | Done-for-you service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash cost | $0 | Free | A quote based on scope |
| Your time | Most | Medium | Least |
| Moves products and customers | Yes, by CSV | Yes | Yes |
| Moves order history | No | No (products and customers only) | When included in the scope |
| Rebuilds pages, blog and design | You do it | You do it | When included in the scope |
| Best for | Small, simple catalogs | Supported platforms, standard data | Large catalogs, custom design, content-heavy sites |
The Store Migration app's listing warns that some platforms don't export all data or use compatible formats, so plan on small edits after any import.
What are the limits of a Wix to Shopify move?
The biggest limits are the things Wix doesn't export: blog posts, digital products and your page designs. None of them block the move, but each adds manual work.
- Your design doesn't transfer. Shopify themes work differently from Wix's editor, so plan to rebuild the look in a theme rather than copy it pixel for pixel.
- Blog posts are a copy job. A large Wix blog can take longer to move than the whole product catalog.
- Passwords don't move. Shopify says you can't migrate customer passwords using a CSV. With Shopify customer accounts, shoppers enter their email address and get a one-time verification code instead.
- Rankings can move. Any platform change can shift search rankings for a while, even with redirects in place.
You don't need to hire anyone if you have a few dozen products, little or no blog, and no need for order history in Shopify. Shopify's Store Migration app, its CSV imports and its migration guide cover that well. If you're coming from WordPress instead, our WooCommerce to Shopify migration checklist covers that platform, and our guide to choosing a Shopify expert, freelancer or agency helps if you decide to hire.
Starting the move this week? Open your Shopify store through Shopify's free trial while Wix keeps selling, then import your Wix product CSV and check every product before you touch the domain.
FAQ
Can I transfer my Wix store to Shopify automatically?
Partly. Shopify's free Store Migration app imports Wix products and customers, and both platforms support CSV files for products and customers. Blog posts, page designs, forms and digital products don't export from Wix, so you rebuild them on Shopify by hand or with help. Historical orders need a migration app or the API.
Will I lose my Wix blog posts when I move to Shopify?
Not if you copy them first. Wix says it isn't currently possible to export blog posts to other platforms, so each post has to be copied into a Shopify blog article by hand or moved with a migration app that supports Wix blogs. Keep Wix live until every post is copied, and redirect each old post URL to its new address.
Do I need to transfer my domain away from Wix to use Shopify?
No. You can keep a Wix-registered domain at Wix and point it at Shopify by updating its DNS records. If you do transfer it, Wix says the transfer usually takes up to 7 days, disconnects the Wix site and requires adding your MX records again so business email keeps working.
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Meghbalika Tech, a Shopify service partner that builds, migrates and redesigns stores, offers Store Migration starting at $800 on Shopify's Partner Directory, where it's rated 4.9 from 351 reviews (October 2026). Final quotes depend on scope, such as catalog size and how much blog content moves. Tell us about your Wix store and get a quote.
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