Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out. On Shopify, shopify URL redirects point old addresses at new pages, although /products and /collections are fixed paths.
Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out.
Squarespace exports physical and service products to a CSV file, up to 10,000 products. Product images, image alt text, customer reviews and additional product information are left out.
List every page, product, form and integration on the old site, including the ones nobody has opened in a while.
Map each old address to its new page before anything is switched over.
Build and check the new Shopify site on a private link, then switch over with redirects in place.
Check Search Console and the busiest pages in the weeks after the switch.
Hosting is included with every Shopify plan.
Many features, such as bookings, come from apps in the Shopify App Store.
| Item | Approach |
|---|---|
| Pages and blog posts | Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out. Pages are recreated under Online Store and Pages. |
| Products | Squarespace exports physical and service products to a CSV file, up to 10,000 products. Product images, image alt text, customer reviews and additional product information are left out. Products load by CSV import; Shopify's Store Migration app is in early access for some stores. |
| Images and files | Downloaded from the old site, uploaded again and relinked in the content. |
| Page addresses | Shopify URL redirects point old addresses at new pages, although /products and /collections are fixed paths. |
| Page titles and descriptions | Carried across page by page so search results keep showing accurate titles and summaries. |
| Forms and integrations | Rebuilt on the new platform and tested end to end, including where each submission is delivered. |
| Risk | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Search rankings move after the switch. | Map every old address to its new page with permanent redirects, as Google's site move guidance describes. |
| Store, portfolio and other page types are left out of the Squarespace export. | List every page type before the move and rebuild those pages deliberately. |
| Products with more than three options lose those options on import. | Restructure option-heavy products before importing them. |
| A Squarespace product export has to be edited before Shopify will import it. | Match the file to Shopify's product CSV template, or move products by manual copying, a migration app or a migration partner, which Shopify's Squarespace guide also lists. |
Some movement is normal after any site move. Google's site move guidance centres on mapping every old address to its new page with permanent redirects, which is the main safeguard.[1]
Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out.[2]
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