Complete migration of the MADSea online store from Shopware 6 to Shopify. A seamless transition preserving all data, SEO rankings, and customer experience while upgrading to a modern, scalable platform.

Migration
Shopware 6Shopify
madsea.de
MADSea website

100%

Data Migrated

Products, customers & orders

<2s

Page Load Time

Optimized performance

0

SEO Rankings Lost

Full redirect coverage

99.9%

Uptime

Since launch

The Challenge

What we needed to solve

Data Migration

Complex product catalog with hundreds of SKUs, customer data, and order history from Shopware 6.

SEO Preservation

Maintaining organic search rankings during platform transition with proper URL redirects.

Custom Design

Recreating and improving the brand identity within Shopify's theme architecture.

Feature Parity

Ensuring all existing shop features and custom functionality were available on Shopify.

Our Solution

How we delivered results

Custom Shopify Theme

Built a fully custom Shopify 2.0 theme with advanced section architecture for maximum flexibility.

Automated Data Transfer

Developed custom migration scripts for products, customers, and order history with data validation.

301 Redirect Map

Comprehensive redirect mapping from Shopware URLs to Shopify structure, preserving SEO equity.

Performance Optimization

Optimized images, lazy loading, and code splitting for fast page load times under 2 seconds.

Project Timeline

14 weeks from kickoff to launch

01

Discovery & Analysis

Platform audit, data mapping, requirements gathering

2 weeks
02

Design & Planning

UI/UX design, theme architecture, migration strategy

3 weeks
03

Development

Theme build, data migration scripts, integrations

6 weeks
04

Testing & QA

Cross-browser testing, data validation, performance audit

2 weeks
05

Launch & Handover

DNS cutover, redirect activation, team training

1 week

Tech Stack

Technologies used in this project

Shopify 2.0LiquidJavaScriptShopware 6 APIShopify Admin APICustom SectionsMetafieldsShopify FlowGoogle Analytics 4

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