Magento 1.9 to WooCommerce Migration – Full Data Transfer & Theme Setup (ONLY Experienced Professionals)

Job ID: 39319126

Budget: £20 – £250 GBP

Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced and professional freelancer to migrate our existing Magento 1.9.2.3 e-commerce website to WooCommerce.

IMPORTANT:
Only apply if you have strong experience, high ratings, and successful Magento-to-WooCommerce migrations in your portfolio. Unqualified or unproven freelancers will not be considered.

If you cannot deliver everything listed to spec, live, and working, you will not be paid. No exceptions.

About the Company:
Ertech Ltd (www.ertech.co.uk) is a UK-based B2B distributor specializing in professional security systems and electronics. We operate with over 2,400 products, a robust trade customer base, and are migrating platforms for improved security, scalability, SEO performance, and plugin flexibility.

What We Provide:
Licensed WooCommerce theme (already purchased and ready to install)

Full access to Magento 1.9 backend and cPanel

Project scope documentation

CSV exports (if needed)

Scope of Work
1. Data Migration
You are expected to transfer all critical data:

Products (SKUs, descriptions, stock, categories, images, attributes, upsell/cross-sell)

Customers (including order history and passwords if possible)

Orders, invoices, shipments, credit memos

Tax rules, tax classes

Static blocks and CMS pages

SEO data (URLs, rewrites, meta titles/descriptions, sitemap) — must be preserved

Product reviews, ratings, search terms, tags

Price-Hide functionality for guests/unregistered users

A reliable tool (LitExtension, Cart2Cart) or custom script is acceptable, but data and SEO integrity must be guaranteed.

2. WooCommerce Setup & Configuration
Install WooCommerce

Apply and configure the provided premium theme

Match existing tax, shipping, and payment gateway configurations

Preserve customer and order relationships

301 redirects from all Magento URLs to new WooCommerce URLs — mandatory for SEO ranking continuity

Set up role-based price hiding functionality

3. Plugin Integration
The following must be replicated and working:

Price Hide Extension

Layered navigation & filtering

Abandoned cart recovery

Mailchimp email integration

Trustpilot review widget

Easy PDF invoice generator

Sidebar navigation and banner slider

4. Security & Performance
SSL and HTTPS configuration

Caching setup (e.g., WP Rocket or LiteSpeed)

CDN setup (Cloudflare or equivalent)

WebP image optimization and lazy loading

2FA for all admin accounts

5. Testing & Quality Assurance
Full data integrity validation

Checkout, filtering, and price-hide functionality testing

SEO testing: ensure all meta tags, page titles, URLs, and redirects are correct and functional

Speed and load performance

Cross-browser compatibility (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)

Mobile responsiveness across devices

6. Go-Live Strategy
Staging environment setup and testing

Backup Magento data before migration

Final sync before launch

30-day post-launch support required

Freelancer Requirements
DO NOT APPLY unless you meet ALL of the following:

Proven experience migrating Magento 1.9 to WooCommerce

Advanced knowledge of WooCommerce, PHP, MySQL, WordPress

SEO/redirects expertise and proven ability to preserve rankings

Minimum 4.9+ rating with relevant reviews

Ability to communicate regularly and clearly

Detail-oriented and committed to following this spec precisely

To Apply:
Please include the following with your proposal:

Portfolio with relevant Magento-to-WooCommerce migration projects

Your step-by-step migration approach

Project timeline with milestone breakdown

Full cost breakdown, including any plugin/license fees

Details of your post-launch support and SEO monitoring

Terms – Read Carefully:
Unlimited revisions until the website is live, tested, and fully functional

NO PAYMENT will be made unless all requirements are met and the site is approved for launch

SEO must be preserved — including all URLs, meta data, and rankings

If rankings drop due to misconfigured redirects or missing SEO elements, the job will not be considered complete

If you are not confident or qualified to complete this migration in full, do not apply
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