Prestashop update 1.5.x to the latest version of Prestashop 8.x

Upgrading PrestaShop from 1.5.x to 8.x

Steps to upgrade your PrestaShop online shop from any version

1. Backup of the current shop: files + MySQL database
2. Installation of the new shop in the latest version 8.x on our server
3. Transfer of data from the old shop to the new shop
4. Transfer of the shop to the client's server
5. Start-up of the latest version of the shop in the client's domain

Scope of data to be transferred

Products and categories

General information: Name, status, description, product ID, reference number, etc.

Product range and benefits;

Shipping settings: Width, height, depth, weight, additional shipping costs, free carriers; Prices: Price (without tax), Price (with tax), Price per unit (without tax), specific prices, tax settings, etc.

SEO settings: Meta title , meta description, keywords, backlinks, reciprocal links, anchor text and more.

Product customisation;

Product images and category images: main image and thumbnails.

Customers and employees

General information: Name, surname, email

Discounts and vouchers

Rules regarding the shopping cart (discount codes);

Rules regarding list prices

Taxes

Taxes;

Tax groups;

Product taxation regulations

Transport and carriage conditions

General settings: Carrier name, transit time, speed, link to parcel tracking;

Delivery locations and costs: Add cost of service status, free shipping status, billing type, shipping tax, option to keep out of range, price ranges (all zones, all ranges);

Size, weight and group access: Maximum package width (cm), Maximum package height (cm), Maximum package depth (cm), Maximum package weight (kg)

CMS pages

General information: Name, status, content, indexing, indexing status;

SEO settings: Meta title, meta description, keywords, backlinks, reciprocal links, anchor text and more.

CMS categories

Messages and customer service

Customer messages from the contact form;

Customer service;

Returns of goods

Location data

Languages;

Currencies;

Countries;

Zones

SEO

All SEO settings such as Meta title, Meta descriptions, Meta keywords, backlinks, reciprocal links and more will also be migrated from the old shop to the new one. You can maintain your high SEO ranking in Google and all other search engines.

What the package does not include

programming

graphic design

moving or updating modules

moving or updating a template

changes to visual elements

When migrating from Prestashop to Prestashop, a simultaneous migration takes place:

Migrating or updating Prestashop 1.5.x to Prestashop 8..;

Migration or data transfer between Prestashop shops;

The upgrades available in Prestashop 1.7 will also help customers to speed up the buying process, ensure customer loyalty and increase sales.

Migration has been tested on Prestashop 1.5.x and 1.7.x