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How to Migrate from WooCommerce to Ordiko (2026 Step-by-Step) | Ordiko
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How to Migrate from WooCommerce to Ordiko (2026 Step-by-Step)
A complete migration guide from WooCommerce to Ordiko covering catalog export, 301 redirects, schema parity, and DNS cutover with zero permanent SEO loss.
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TL;DR. Migrating from WooCommerce to Ordiko replaces your WordPress + hosting + plugin stack with a managed SaaS. Plan for catalog import (1–3 hours), redirect mapping (1 hour), and DNS cutover. Done correctly, SEO recovers in 1–4 weeks and operational cost drops 30–80%.
Performance. Plugin sprawl tanks Core Web Vitals; INP especially.
Security. WordPress is the most-attacked CMS on the internet.
2026 schema. Achieving hasMerchantReturnPolicy on WooCommerce requires Yoast Premium + manual configuration or custom modules.
AI search readiness. WooCommerce has no native llms.txt or Markdown twins.
Step 1: Audit your WooCommerce surface
Catalog inventory:
# WP-CLI on the production server (read-only commands)
wp post list --post_type=product --format=csv > products_inventory.csv
wp term list product_cat --format=csv > categories.csv
wp option get yoast_seo_settings > yoast.json
SEO inventory:
Yoast/Rank Math meta title and description per post (export via plugin).
Current sitemap (/sitemap_index.xml).
Active multilingual plugin (WPML, Polylang, or none) and its locale mapping.
Active subscription plugin (WooCommerce Subscriptions, MemberPress) if any.
Custom post types tied to commerce (testimonials, lookbooks).
FAQ
What WooCommerce plugins won't have direct equivalents in Ordiko?
Ordiko ships subscriptions, multi-currency, advanced shipping, bookings (basic), gift cards, abandoned-cart recovery, and SEO as core features. WooCommerce extensions for unusual niches (LearnDash for LMS, BookingPress for appointments) don't have direct equivalents and may require external integrations or workflow changes.
Can I keep my WordPress blog after migrating commerce to Ordiko?
Yes — many merchants keep WordPress as a content CMS at /blog (subdirectory or subdomain) while Ordiko handles commerce. Configure your DNS to route /blog/* to WordPress and everything else to Ordiko. The trade-off: you maintain two stacks. Alternatively, migrate blog posts into Ordiko's MDX-based content collection for a single platform.
How do I handle WooCommerce variable products?
Ordiko's importer maps WooCommerce variable products to Ordiko variants with the same attribute structure (size, color, material, etc.). Each variation becomes an Ordiko variant with its own SKU, price, inventory, and optional images.
Will I lose customer login credentials?
Customer records import via CSV with hashed passwords. Customers receive a password-reset email on their next login attempt (WP and Ordiko use different password hash schemes). Loyalty points, store credit, and rewards-plugin data require custom mapping.
For deleted SKUs, write 410 entries. Ordiko's gone-paths layer turns those into HTTP 410 pages with vector-similarity-based recommendations.
Step 6: Replicate SEO plugin settings
Yoast/Rank Math export their per-post meta titles and descriptions in the products CSV (Yoast columns are yoast_wpseo_title and yoast_wpseo_metadesc). The Ordiko importer reads these into the per-entity SEO editor.
2026 Product schema fields are configured once at the store level:
Export the locale mapping (WPML → Tools → Export → XLIFF, or Polylang → Settings → Export).
Enable the matching locales in Ordiko.
Use availableLocales per-entity to flag partial translations.
Step 8: Run parallel and QA
Run Ordiko on a subdomain (e.g. new.example.com) while WooCommerce continues at the production domain. QA checklist:
[ ] Home page renders correctly.
[ ] Category pages show paginated products.
[ ] PDP renders with correct images, price, variants, schema (test with Rich Results Test).
[ ] Search returns relevant results.
[ ] Cart and checkout work end-to-end with a test payment.
[ ] Account login + order history loads.
[ ] Multi-locale: each locale renders correctly with proper hreflang.
Step 9: Cutover DNS
Lower TTL on your existing DNS records 24 hours before cutover (TTL = 300 seconds).
At cutover time, change A or CNAME records to point at Ordiko.
Within 1 hour of propagation:
Submit /sitemap.xml in Google Search Console.
Submit in Bing Webmaster Tools.
Submit in Yandex Webmaster.
Step 10: Monitor and recover
For 72 hours:
Surface
What to do
GSC Pages → Excluded
Add 301s for any unexpected 404s
GSC Performance → Clicks
Confirm dip ≤ 15% then recovery
Bing Webmaster → IndexNow
Pings logged
Ordiko → SEO → Web Vitals
LCP/INP/CLS green
Ordiko → SEO → Revalidation Events
No errors
FAQ
What WooCommerce plugins won't have direct equivalents in Ordiko? Ordiko ships subscriptions, multi-currency, advanced shipping, bookings (basic), gift cards, abandoned-cart recovery, and SEO as core features. WooCommerce extensions for unusual niches (LearnDash for LMS, BookingPress for appointments) don't have direct equivalents and may require external integrations or workflow changes.
Can I keep my WordPress blog after migrating commerce to Ordiko? Yes — many merchants keep WordPress as a content CMS at /blog (subdirectory or subdomain) while Ordiko handles commerce. Configure your DNS to route /blog/* to WordPress and everything else to Ordiko. The trade-off: you maintain two stacks. Alternatively, migrate blog posts into Ordiko's MDX-based content collection for a single platform.
How do I handle WooCommerce variable products? Ordiko's importer maps WooCommerce variable products to Ordiko variants with the same attribute structure (size, color, material, etc.). Each variation becomes an Ordiko variant with its own SKU, price, inventory, and optional images.
Will I lose customer login credentials? Customer records import via CSV with hashed passwords. Customers receive a password-reset email on their next login attempt (WP and Ordiko use different password hash schemes). Loyalty points, store credit, and rewards-plugin data require custom mapping.