If you need to migrate your Shopify store to a WooCommerce store and your Shopify store contains a large number of images, including feature images, gallery images, and variation images, you may encounter difficulties when importing all of this image data during the migration process.
However, with the combined use of Exmage – WordPress Image Links, importing images can be made easier and can help save storage space on your site. The only requirement is that your Shopify store should not be deleted, and all images from your Shopify store must remain intact.
Let’s go through these simple steps to save Shopify’s images using external URLs with the Exmage – WordPress Image Links when migrating image data from Shopify to WooCommerce:
Video tutorial:
- Download and activate Exmage – WordPress Image Links
You can go to this link to download Exmage – WordPress Image Links, this plugin is free to use. Or go to Dashboard > Plugins > Add New Plugin, and find the plugin: Exmage – WordPress Image Links.
2. Ensure that you have S2W Migrate Shopify to WooCommerce Premium version installed.
3. Enable the Use external links for image feature
Go to Shopify to Woo > Import Products options, enable these options: Use external links for image and Import Image.
4. Start import
Let’s commence the product data import via API. You can watch this video tutorial on how to import data from Shopify to WooCommerce using the API.
Now your Shopify images are quickly imported to WooCommerce under the external URLs
5. Go to Media:
You can refer to this documentation for further information on EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links.
Icon to distinguish external images
You can distinguish between external images and normal attachments by the icon.
Convert external images to normal attachments in media
In summary, leveraging external URLs for storing Shopify images brings several benefits. Firstly, it streamlines the process of importing product data by eliminating the need to upload images directly to your WooCommerce site. This not only saves time but also reduces the workload associated with managing large volumes of image files. Secondly, utilizing external URLs helps optimize your site’s storage capacity. By storing images externally, you can conserve valuable storage space on your server, allowing for smoother site operation and improved performance. Overall, this approach offers a more efficient and convenient solution for handling Shopify images during the migration process.