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XML to WordPress Import

Import products, customers, orders, blog posts, and other supported store data from XML to WordPress securely and accurately while preserving data relationships throughout the transfer.
No Downtime,
No Coding Required
Keep your store running during migration. No coding or technical skills required.
Free Demo Available
Preview a sample of your data in the target store before starting the full migration.
1-Year License
with Repeat Migrations
Repeat your migration when needed, including new or updated data, within your plan’s data limit.
Expert Technician Support
Get expert help with connections, configuration, migration issues, and data validation throughout your migration.

How to Migrate XML to WordPress

Connect the source and target, choose the supported data and options, and review the results. The steps below describe the tool workflow; expert-led and custom projects may follow an agreed plan.
Upload your source XML files
Connect your target: WordPress
Configure and start the migration
Review results & post-migration options
1
Upload your source XML files

Upload the XML files containing the data you want to migrate.

What Can You Migrate from XML to WordPress?

Review supported data, source-to-target mappings and any listed conditions. Custom fields, plugin data and URL redirects may need additional review.
Products
Product Categories
Taxes
Manufacturers
Customers
Orders
Coupons
Reviews
Blog Posts
CMS Page
All relationships (categories, variants, images, etc.) preserved

Customize your setup with additional options

Recent Data Migration
Clear Target Store Data
Strip HTML Tags from Category and Product Names
Transfer Embedded Images to Target Store
Create 301 Redirects for SEO URLs
Preserve Product IDs & Category IDs
Preserve Order IDs and Customer IDs
Compatibility Overview
XMLXML
WordPressWordPress
Version Range
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1.x - 7.x (and newer)
Language & Localization
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Multilingual, Multicurrency, RTL, Localized URLs powered by WPML and Polylang
Main Editions
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WordPress CMS
Product Types: Simple Product, Variable Product, Virtual Product, Downloadable Product
Product Information: Name, SKU, Barcode, Tags, Status, Visibility
Product Pricing: Regular Price, Compare-At Price
Product Options: Name, Stock per option, Swatch options, Position
Product Variants: Variant Attributes, Price, Weight, Dimensions, Stock Quantity, Image, Status
Product Images: Main image, Gallery Images, Alt Text, Position
Product Inventory: Manage Inventory, Stock Status, Backorders Allowed
External Links / Relationships: Categories
Product Attributes & Custom Fields: Attribute Value, Position, Visible On Product Page, Attribute Types
Product SEO / Structured Data: Meta Title, Meta Description, Redirect Rules, URL Path
Category Information: Name, Description, Status, Meta Title, Meta Description
Category Images: Alt Text
Category Structure / Hierarchy: Parent Category, Subcategories, Position
Tax Rules: Tax Rule, Tax Class, Country, State, Postal Code, Rate percent, Shipping Taxable, Product SKU
Manufacturer Information: ID, Name, Description
Manufacturer Branding : Logo Image, Alt Text
Customer Information: First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Status, Date Created
Customer Addresses: ID, First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, City, Province, Country, Zip Code, Phone, Address Type, Default Billing, Default Shipping
Customer Order History: Order ID List
Order Information: ID, Number, Status, Currency, Subtotal, Discount, Tax, Total, Payment Method, Shipping Method, Shipping, Tracking, Note, Created Date, Updated Date
Product Details: Product Name, SKU, Quantity, Unit Price, Line Total, Tax, Discount, Options
Customer Details: First Name, Last Name, Company, Street, City, Province, Country, Postcode, Phone
Order Relationships: Linked Customer, Linked Products
Coupon Information: Code, Description, Discount Type, Discount Value, Status, Start Date, End Date
Usage Restrictions: Minimum Spend, Maximum Spend, Individual Use, Exclude Sale, Products, Excluded Products, Categories, Excluded Categories, Usage Limit, Usage Per Customer
Review Information: Title, Comment, Rating, Status, Date
Reviewer Information: Customer ID, Email, Name
Product Relationship: Product ID, Variant ID
Post Information: Title, Content, Short Description, Tags, URL Path, Status, Visibility
Post Images: Featured Image, Gallery Images, Images In Content
Post Categories: Category, Parent, Position
Post SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description, Redirect
Post Comments: Name, Email, Comment, Date, Status
Page Information: ID, Title, Content, Short Description, URL Path, Status, Visibility, Template, Parent Page ID, Position, Created Date, Updated Date
Page Images: Featured Image, Images In Content, Alt Text
Page SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description, Redirect Rules
XMLXML
WordPressWordPress
Product Types
Simple Product
Product
Variable Product
Product Variants
Virtual Product
Virtual Product
Downloadable Product
Downloadable Product
Name
Title
SKU
SKU
Barcode
UPC / GTIN
Tags
Tags
Status
Published
Visibility
Visibility
Regular Price
Regular Price
Compare-At Price
Regular Price (when Sale active)
Name
Attribute
Stock per option
Stock (Variation)
Swatch options
Color Swatch (Plugin)
Position
Menu Order
Variant Attributes
Attribute
Price
Regular Price / Sale Price
Weight
Weight
Dimensions
Length / Width / Height
Stock Quantity
Stock Quantity
Image
Image
Status
Status
Main image
Featured Image
Gallery Images
Gallery
Alt Text
Alt Text
Position
Order
Manage Inventory
Manage Stock
Stock Status
Stock Status
Backorders Allowed
Allow Backorders
Categories
Categories
Attribute Value
Terms
Position
Menu Order
Visible On Product Page
Published
Attribute Types
Type
Meta Title
SEO Title
Meta Description
SEO Description
Redirect Rules
Redirect
URL Path
Slug
Category Information
Name
Name
Description
Description
Status
Published
Meta Title
SEO Title
Meta Description
SEO Description
Alt Text
Alt Text
Parent Category
Parent Category
Subcategories
Subcategories
Position
Menu Order
Tax Rules
Tax Rule
Tax Rate
Tax Class
Tax Class
Country
Country
State
State
Postal Code
Postcode
Rate percent
Rate
Shipping Taxable
Tax Shipping
Product SKU
Product
Manufacturer Information
ID
ID
Name
Name
Description
Description
Logo Image
Image
Alt Text
Alt
Customer Information
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Email
Email
Phone
Phone
Status
Status
Date Created
Registered Date
ID
ID
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Company
Company
Address 1
Address 1
Address 2
Address 2
City
City
Province
State
Country
Country
Zip Code
Postcode
Phone
Phone
Address Type
Type
Default Billing
Default Billing
Default Shipping
Default Shipping
Order ID List
Orders
Order Information
ID
ID
Number
Order Number
Status
Status
Currency
Currency
Subtotal
Subtotal
Discount
Discount
Tax
Tax
Total
Total
Payment Method
Payment Method
Shipping Method
Shipping Method
Shipping
Shipping Method
Tracking
Tracking
Note
Note
Created Date
Created
Updated Date
Updated
Product Name
Name
SKU
SKU
Quantity
Quantity
Unit Price
Price
Line Total
Total
Tax
Tax
Discount
Discount
Options
Variation
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Company
Company
Street
Address 1
City
City
Province
State
Country
Country
Postcode
Postcode
Phone
Phone
Linked Customer
User ID
Linked Products
Products
Coupon Information
Code
Code
Description
Description
Discount Type
Discount Type
Discount Value
Discount Type
Status
Status
Start Date
Date Created
End Date
Date Expires
Minimum Spend
Minimum Spend
Maximum Spend
Maximum Spend
Individual Use
Individual Use
Exclude Sale
Exclude Sale
Products
Products
Excluded Products
Excluded Products
Categories
Categories
Excluded Categories
Excluded Categories
Usage Limit
Usage Limit
Usage Per Customer
Usage Per User
Review Information
Title
Title
Comment
Comment
Rating
Rating
Status
Approved
Date
Date
Customer ID
User ID
Email
Email
Name
Name
Product ID
Product ID
Variant ID
Variation ID
Post Information
Title
Title
Content
Content
Short Description
Excerpt
Tags
Tags
URL Path
Slug
Status
Status
Visibility
Visibility
Featured Image
Featured Image
Gallery Images
Gallery
Images In Content
Images In Content
Category
Category
Parent
Parent
Position
Menu Order
Meta Title
SEO Title
Meta Description
SEO Description
Redirect
Redirect
Name
Name
Email
Email
Comment
Comment
Date
Date
Status
Status
Page Information
ID
ID
Title
Title
Content
Content
Short Description
Excerpt
URL Path
Slug
Status
Status
Visibility
Visibility
Template
Template
Parent Page ID
Parent
Position
Menu Order
Created Date
Created
Updated Date
Updated
Featured Image
Featured Image
Images In Content
Images In Content
Alt Text
Alt
Meta Title
SEO Title
Meta Description
SEO Description
Redirect Rules
Redirect

XML to WordPress Migration Cost

This migration requires Custom Migration. Enter your data volumes for an initial estimate; the final scope and price depend on a review of your requirements.
1. Service
XML requires the Custom service.
2. Data Volume
Source Platform
XML
Target Platform
WordPress

These four data types are used to estimate the price. Other supported data, including categories, coupons, and reviews, is also migrated at no extra charge.

Custom Jobs
+$100.00

You can increase your plan’s data limit, upgrade your service, or add custom work while your license is valid.

You only pay the price difference, and your license expiry date stays the same. Custom work is reviewed and quoted separately.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What you need to know before migrating your store data from XML to WordPress.

Should I select WordPress or WooCommerce for my online store?

Select WooCommerce when your store's product catalog is managed by WooCommerce. The plain WordPress connection does not enable product migration as source or destination. Other WordPress shopping-cart plugins have their own connections where available; choose the one that matches the store rather than relying on the CMS name alone.

The supplied template expects products.xml with repeated item elements containing fields such as product_id, sku, price, name, and qty. Rows sharing product_id are grouped as one product with child variants when more than one row exists. A feed using different nesting or element names needs an agreed mapping before migration.

Yes. The standard XML template accepts image URLs for the product and its variants. The first URL in an images field is the main image; additional comma-separated URLs supply gallery images. Keep those URLs directly accessible and preserve the links between products and variants. The destination may use only one image per variation, so a source variant gallery is not a guarantee of a separate gallery in the new store.

Confirm that user accounts are included in your migration and test authentication separately from imported content. With supported WordPress or WooCommerce sources, compatibility depends on the WordPress versions and any custom login or password-hashing plugins. Compatible native formats may work without a cross-platform Customer Password Plugin; other cases need separate review. Importing posts or copying author names alone does not create working user accounts.

Not automatically. The default import assigns posts to the account with user ID 1 in the destination WordPress site. Importing the original user accounts does not change that assignment. If author attribution matters, agree how authors will be matched and check the displayed author before publishing.

Available services depend on your migration path. Standard Migration lets you use the tool yourself with technical support. With Managed Migration, our technicians carry out the agreed migration. Custom Migration covers tailored requirements, with the migration carried out by you or our team as agreed. Data types must be supported by both connections; choosing expert handling does not by itself add unsupported data.

Where a self-service Demo Migration is available for your migration path, you can try it for free before purchasing. It transfers a small sample of supported data so you can check the result. Add-ons and custom work are not included in the self-service demo. For a file-based, custom or technician-assisted evaluation, contact us first to agree the test scope and any applicable cost.

Your data types and quantities determine the Entity Points total and the plan you need. The cost also depends on your chosen service, add-ons, and any custom work. Use the pricing calculator for an estimate; custom work is reviewed and quoted separately.

If you are migrating from a live store, it can normally keep taking orders while Next-Cart copies its data. The migration does not delete or change the source data. Plan the final update and the switch to the new store separately so recent orders and other changes are included. For file-based migrations, changes made after an export require a fresh export; an uploaded file is not a live connection to the store.

Yes. Your license allows repeat runs for the same store and migration path for 12 months from purchase, within your plan’s data limit. Continuing the previous migration can add eligible new records without importing the same mapped records again.

Changing records already migrated is separate: the paid Data Update add-on can update selected fields where your source, target version and those fields are supported. Keep the existing migration links and leave target-data clearing off. It does not automatically update every field or provide continuous synchronization.

Yes. While your license is valid, you can increase your plan’s data limit and upgrade to a higher service where it is available for your migration path. You can move from Standard Migration to Managed Migration or Custom Migration, or from Managed Migration to Custom Migration.

If you already use Custom Migration, you can add custom work after a review and quote. You pay only the additional amount, and your license expiry date stays the same.

Start Your XML to WordPress Migration Today!

Move your store from XML to WordPress with a secure, guided migration tailored to your business.