Magento 1 to 2 Migration — Haberdashery Store
Industry: Haberdashery / Sewing supplies
The situation
An online haberdashery store was running on Magento 1.x, which was approaching end of life. The client needed a Magento developer to carry out the migration to version 2, but didn't want their customers to experience a drastic change — neither in look and feel, nor in URLs.
The problem — Magento 1 to 2 migration is not a simple upgrade
Migrating between two generations of Magento isn't a simple upgrade. Magento 2 has a completely different architecture, different database structure, and a different approach to themes. You need to transfer products, customers, orders, and at the same time make sure old URLs still work. On top of that, the client had specific needs that standard Magento 2 doesn't cover.
What I did
I carried out a full Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration while preserving the URL structure — old addresses properly redirect to new ones. Then I implemented solutions tailored to the store's needs:
- Complaint management system — a dedicated module for handling the complaint process, designed around how the client actually wants to manage complaints, not how standard Magento sees it
- Google Tag Manager and Consent Mode — a custom implementation that properly handles cookie consents in line with GDPR requirements
- A range of smaller fixes and adjustments that make the store work exactly the way the client needs
This wasn't my first migration of this type — I completed a similar project for a fiber optics wholesaler.
Result
The store runs on a current, supported version of Magento 2. Store customers didn't lose access to their bookmarked URLs. Complaints are handled more efficiently thanks to the dedicated module. We still work together — I help with ongoing maintenance and development.
Planning a Magento 1 to 2 migration? — I'll assess the scope and give you a realistic timeline.
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