MRT BigCommerce Migration
UPDATED JULY 2, 2026
Completed 15
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Phase 1A — Foundation
BigCommerce account setup
Mike
Done
Product catalog migration from Volusion
Pricing, descriptions, categories, and inventory verified
Mike
Done
SEO field mapping documented
262 Hedges-optimized meta titles and descriptions protected
Mike
Done
Stripe sandbox connected + test payments confirmed
Mike
Done
Order migration method tested
5-order batch via API, results validated
Mike
Done
Category structure migrated
"By Vehicles" top-level grouping in Nav Menu 2
Mike
Done
Free shipping checkbox carried over per-product
Mike
Done
Shipping zone configured — contiguous 48 states
Mike
Done
Product variant scope completed
194 products with priced options identified and documented
Mike
Done
WordPress blog access secured
Admin credentials sent to Mike on May 20
Jim
Done
Phase 1B
Product variant rebuild — structure complete
BigCommerce Variations rebuilt as of May 27; variant pricing currently in progress
Mike
Done
Blog content migration (114 posts)
Migrated from blogshopmrt.com to BigCommerce blog; new posts added after May 27 still need to be pulled over
Mike
Done
Email notification templates — direction set
Scope: add shopMRT logo to BigCommerce default templates (Volusion templates were never customized)
Mike
Done
Oversize fee SKU list confirmed ($20 flat fee)
Lisa provided "Dimensional Weights" sheet on May 4
Jim / Lisa
Done
Order Fees Pro app installed ($69/mo)
Approved by George on May 27; fee configuration in scope
Jim / Mike
Done
In Progress 6
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Product variant pricing
Confirming whether price deltas carried over from Volusion or require manual data entry for 194 products
Mike
In Progress
Homepage layout design
Re-sent to client May 28 with individual product page example — awaiting feedback
Jim / Valerie
In Progress
Vehicle selector research
Options scoped (BigCommerce Product Filtering, YMM app, or category-redirect); held pending client clarification on where engine data lives
Mike / Jim
In Progress
Customer reviews — source confirmed, migration method validated
Confirmed as native Volusion reviews (not third-party app); migration path defined, execution parked until pre-launch
Mike
In Progress
Product edit mapping document
Volusion-to-BigCommerce product edit mapping built and available (Dropbox PDF)
Mike
In Progress
Volusion site crawl + full URL inventory
Required before 301 redirect map can be built from GSC and SEMrush data
Jim
In Progress
To Do — Up Next 8
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New blog posts migration (since May 27)
Any new posts added to blogshopmrt.com after May 27 need to be pulled into BigCommerce
Mike
To Do
Inner page design (product pages + category pages)
Follows homepage approval; product individual page presented May 28
Jim / Valerie
To Do
Customer groups setup (Wholesale Dealers + Jobbers)
Check existing Volusion group structure before building; linked to tax configuration
Mike
To Do
Tracking pixel migration
GTM container, Microsoft Clarity, and Google Customer Reviews pixel — critical for maintaining 4.8-star store rating
Mike
To Do
HubSpot chat widget
Pending confirmation that chat will continue via HubSpot on the new site
Mike
To Do
Photography and imagery audit
Brand assets needed from George — affects quality of inner page design; stock photography budget TBD
George
To Do
301 redirect map
Built from GSC and SEMrush data after Volusion crawl completes
Jim
To Do
robots.txt, sitemap, and site search configuration
Staging site not indexed; synonyms, no-results behavior, and relevance tuning for search
Mike
To Do
Awaiting Approval — Needs George 1
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Vehicle selector recreation (Phase 1D)
Scoped at $5K–$9K. Mike will document current Volusion logic and produce a detailed effort estimate first. Full build requires George's greenlight before any work begins.
Needs George's approval to proceed
Mike / Jim
Pending Approval
On Hold — Waiting on Client 3
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Tax configuration
Needs Lisa's writeup on customer group structure and FAQ dropdown migration before Mike can configure tax rules to match Volusion
Waiting on Lisa
Mike
Blocked
Shipping configuration
Two items outstanding: (1) shipping rules spreadsheet from Lisa, (2) decision on Hawaii/Alaska and international shipping method — both first requested May 4
Waiting on Lisa — originally requested May 4
Lisa / Mike
Blocked
Bottom-menu-to-top-menu redirect list
Full list of URLs that moved from bottom nav to top nav needed for redirect mapping
Lisa committed to providing this on May 4
Lisa
Blocked
Parked — Pre-Launch 4
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DNS cutover plan
Document steps and rollback procedure — not executing until launch is greenlit
Mike
Parked
QA — cart, checkout, payment, cross-device
Full regression run once feature-complete
Mike / Jeremy
Parked
Order migration execution
Launch week only — do not execute early
Mike
Parked
Customer + reviews data migration
Launch week only — customer accounts and native Volusion reviews
Mike
Parked
Post-Launch 12
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