The storefront is part of a wider process
Customers choose their tea and place an order. The warehouse and shipping teams then need the right information. For the migration, we had to consider the systems together: which data comes from inventory management, which data starts in Shopify and what shipping needs.
My contribution covered technical work on the move and its integrations. The collaboration involved both the store and the day-to-day processes connected to it.
Include Sendcloud and inventory management early
Sendcloud was part of the shipping work, alongside inventory systems in the wider setup. For an integration like this, seeing a connection in the admin is only the starting point. The useful questions are which data passes through it and which status comes back.
An order makes that coordination concrete: items, quantities, delivery address and shipping method need to reach the right system. This includes deciding where stock is maintained, how the handover works and who handles a failed transfer.
SEO belongs in the migration scope
SEO optimisation was part of the move. Existing landing pages, the new structure and internal links need to fit together. Product and category URLs need suitable destinations so visitors can still find what they came for.
For migration planning, I map existing URLs to their new destinations. The migration checklist and sample files explain how to prepare this for your store.
Applying the approach to your store
Bring warehouse, shipping and store-management staff into the project early. They know the exceptions an ordinary test purchase can miss. A list of connected systems turns a broad relaunch request into work that can be scoped.
Shopify migration explains my process. For individual integrations and features, see Shopify development.