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Historical order migration

Activearth Food

Migrated historical orders from WordPress to Shopify with their original dates, line items, totals, shipping methods, attributes and payment information intact.

activearthfood.com.au
Context
Client project
Discipline
Migrations · Apps & Functions
Core tech
Admin API · Custom app · Order data migration · Node.js
What I worked on
  • Custom migration app and order data fidelity.
The challenge

Orders carry more than totals — original creation dates, line items, delivery methods, custom attributes and payment information all had to survive the move.

Implementation
  1. 01Custom app created and installed on the store to obtain the token required for the migration.
  2. 02Order records mapped field by field: original creation date, line items, totals, delivery/shipping method, custom attributes and payment information.
  3. 03Data written through the Shopify Admin API.
Flow
Order migration
  1. WordPress orders
  2. Field mapping
  3. Custom app token
  4. Admin API
  5. Shopify orders
Engineering details
  • Original order dates preserved
  • Line items, totals and attributes mapped
  • Custom migration tooling
Technology
  • Admin API
  • Custom app
  • Order data migration
  • Node.js

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