Thinking of moving your WooCommerce store? What the WordPress Connect plugin imports, what you must redo by hand, how to protect SEO, and a step-by-step cut-over plan.
Many Bangladeshi stores started on WordPress with WooCommerce, often built by a freelancer. Over time, plugin updates, hosting issues, security patches and local integrations (couriers, SSLCommerz, SMS) can become a burden. If you're considering a hosted platform built for Bangladesh, a careful migration avoids lost orders, broken links and confused customers.
For a feature comparison, see our earlier article on Multipurc vs WooCommerce. This guide is about the move itself.
What WordPress Connect does
Multipurc's WordPress Connect plugin offers a one-click WordPress/WooCommerce connection with product, order, category and brand imports, according to the plugins page.
Plan availability: at the time of writing, the pricing page lists WordPress Connect on Pro and Elite. Also check product limits (50 / 200 / unlimited on Starter / Pro / Elite at the time of writing) against your catalogue size.
If you prefer a guided move, Multipurc's site also lists a Migration Quote option; contact the team at [email protected].
Phase 1: Audit what you have (before touching anything)
Make a list:
- Products: how many, how many with variants, image quality
- Categories and brands
- Customers and order history: how far back do you need?
- Pages: About, policies, contact, size guides
- Blog posts: do they bring Google traffic?
- Top URLs: use Google Search Console to see which pages get the most clicks
- Integrations: payment gateway, couriers, SMS, pixels and analytics
- Domain and DNS: where the domain is registered and who has access
Back up the WordPress site fully before starting.
Phase 2: Set up the new store
- Create your Multipurc store (the 14-day free trial is a good testing window).
- Choose a theme from the theme gallery and set logo, favicon and contact details (Settings → Store).
- Create attributes (Size, Colour, etc.) in Catalog → Attributes so imported variants map cleanly.
Phase 3: Import data
- Open Integrations, find WordPress Connect and read How use.
- Connect your WordPress/WooCommerce site as instructed.
- Import categories and brands first, then products, then orders if needed.
- Check a sample: 10 products across categories, with prices, variants, stock, images and descriptions.
What usually needs manual attention after any migration:
- Product descriptions with custom shortcodes or page-builder formatting
- Variant combinations that were set up inconsistently in WooCommerce
- Image sizes and order
- CMS pages (About, policies): recreate in CMS → Pages
- Menus: rebuild in CMS → Menus
- Blog posts: if they bring traffic, plan to move them too
Phase 4: Reconnect business tools
- Payments: Cash on Delivery is ready; configure SSLCommerz in Reports → Methods with your merchant details. You may need to update the callback/website URL with SSLCommerz.
- Couriers: connect Pathao, REDX or Steadfast in Shipping → Couriers.
- Shipping zones: recreate delivery charges in Shipping → Zones.
- SMS: BD Bulk SMS or BulkSMSBD in Integrations.
- Tracking: on Pro/Elite, Server-Side Tracking for Meta, GA4 and TikTok.
- Staff: create users and roles in Users & Access.
Phase 5: Protect your SEO
This is where many migrations lose traffic.
- List old URLs that get traffic (from Search Console or your sitemap).
- Map each to its new URL. Product and category URL formats will likely differ.
- Set up 301 redirects from old to new. On Pro and Elite, the SEO plugin includes URL redirects and XML sitemap generation.
- Recreate meta titles and descriptions for important pages.
- After going live, submit the new sitemap in Google Search Console and watch for crawl errors over the following weeks.
Phase 6: Test everything
Before switching the domain:
- Place COD and online payment test orders.
- Book a test courier parcel (and cancel it).
- Check mobile layout on several phones.
- Check every policy page and menu link.
- Have a staff member process a test order end to end.
Phase 7: Cut over
- Choose a quiet time (not before Eid or during a sale).
- Pause new orders on the old site briefly, or note the last order number.
- Connect your domain in Settings → Custom Domain: copy the A record or CNAME, update DNS at your registrar, then click Submit & verify DNS. The Multipurc team then connects it. DNS can take a few hours.
- Import any final orders placed during the switch.
- Test checkout again on the live domain.
Phase 8: After launch (first two weeks)
- Monitor Search Console for 404 errors and add redirects.
- Watch orders daily for anything odd.
- Tell customers: a short Facebook post about the "new look" website.
- Keep the old WordPress backup for a few months; don't delete hosting immediately.
Common migration mistakes
- No backup before starting
- Switching DNS before testing checkout
- Forgetting redirects, losing Google rankings
- Migrating during peak season
- Domain registered under a former developer's account. Sort out ownership first.
Summary
Audit, set up, import, reconnect tools, protect SEO with redirects, test thoroughly, then cut over at a quiet time. WordPress Connect speeds up the data move on Pro and Elite; the checklist keeps the business running smoothly through it.