Question about migrating my large WooCommerce store

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    aticadmin · Member ·

    I’m currently hosting my WooCommerce store on Hostinger’s Cloud Professional plan, which has the following resources:

    • Disk Space: 250 GB
    • RAM: 6 GB (6144 MB)
    • CPU Cores: 4
    • Inodes: 3,000,000
    • PHP Workers: 200
    • Max Processes: 400
    • Bandwidth: Unlimited

    My store currently includes around 107,186 products (including variations).
    Recently, I’ve started experiencing serious performance issues — especially CPU overloads and timeouts when adding or editing products.

    I’m very interested in migrating my site to one of your official WordPress.com WooCommerce plans (Business or eCommerce).
    Before I make this move, I’d like to ask a few things:

    1. Can your WooCommerce plan handle a store of this size (over 100K products including variations) efficiently?
    2. Are there any resource limits (CPU, PHP workers, or database size) I should be aware of?
    3. Would your platform’s infrastructure perform better for large WooCommerce stores compared to my current Hostinger Cloud setup?
    4. If not, would you recommend Pressable or another Automattic-affiliated hosting provider for better performance?

    Thank you for your time and guidance — I want to make sure the new platform can handle my current catalog before migrating.

    Best regards,

  • Unknown's avatar
    raphaelwebdeve · Member ·

    Hi @aticadmin,

    Migrating a large WooCommerce store (over 100K products) is definitely possible, but there are key considerations to ensure a smooth transfer and reliable performance:

    • Pre-Migration:
      • The process usually involves exporting your products, orders, and customer data from your existing site and importing them into the new site.
      • Tools like the integrated WooCommerce CSV Import/Export, WP All Export/Import, or dedicated migration plugins can manage large data sets, but handling such a volume smoothly often takes careful planning and sometimes custom scripting.
    • Performance Tuning:
      • With a very large catalog, you should expect to optimize the hosting environment, increase server resources, and fine-tune caching, database, queries, and product indexing for best results.
      • Some custom development may be required to streamline the experience on both the backend (admin area speed) and for customers.
    • Migrating Images and Files:
      • For many images and downloads, ensure they’re all transferred and properly linked in your product records.
    • Potential Pitfalls:
      • Migration can cause downtime or data loss if not planned properly. Always back up first.
      • Large imports may time out or fail if handled with default settings.

    This is exactly the kind of project I specialize in
    If you’d like a step-by-step migration plan, hands-on assistance moving the store, or advice on maximizing performance for your huge product catalog, just send me a private message. I can analyze your current setup and walk you through all the technical details, tailored specifically for your needs.

    Let me know, happy to help make your migration as smooth as possible

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