Magento 1 to Magento 2 Migration · Leicester
Magento 1 to Magento 2 Migration in Leicester
Moving Leicester retailers from Magento 1 to Magento 2, where the name suggests an upgrade and the reality is a rebuild. Only data carries across — the theme is recreated, extensions are replaced with their Magento 2 equivalents or rewritten, and customisations built over years exist only as a specification for what to build again.
Why this comes up
The problem
The store is still running Magento 1, which stopped receiving security patches years ago.
What you get
What we deliver
- The rebuild scoped honestly, since only data migrates automatically
- Extensions inventoried, with a replacement or rewrite decided for each
- Custom functionality specified from the existing behaviour rather than assumed
- Products, customers and order history migrated and reconciled
- Theme rebuilt on Magento 2 rather than ported from the old one
- The security position addressed, as unsupported software is a live exposure
Want this scoped for your business in Leicester?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what magento 1 to magento 2 migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Leicester
East Midlands
Leicester is our home city. We are based here, most of our team lives here, and a good share of our clients are within a half-hour drive — which means site visits, workshops and hardware installs happen in person rather than over a call.
The most common briefs here are ecommerce for the city's textile and food manufacturers, booking systems for its large independent hospitality scene, and stock and logistics integration for distributors along the M1 corridor.
Sectors we work with in Leicester
- Manufacturing
- Textiles & Fashion
- Logistics
- Food & Drink
- Retail
- Higher Education
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Magento 2
- PHP
- MySQL
- Elasticsearch
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Retail
- Wholesale
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Fashion and apparel
Why us
Why Leicester businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Magento 1 to Magento 2 Migration in Leicester — common questions
- Why is this not an upgrade?
- Because Magento 2 is a different codebase. Themes, extensions and custom modules written for Magento 1 do not run on it, so what happens is a new build receiving the old data — and estimating it as an upgrade is how these projects overrun.
- How urgent is the security position?
- It deserves treating seriously. Magento 1 stopped receiving official security patches in 2020, and a shop taking card details on unsupported software is a question your payment provider and your insurer may both eventually ask about.
- What happens to our extensions?
- Each needs a decision. Some vendors offer a Magento 2 version, some have disappeared, and some functionality now exists in the core — so an inventory with a resolution per extension is the single most useful piece of preparation before any estimate.
- Should we consider a different platform instead?
- It is a fair question to ask at this point. Since the work is a rebuild rather than an upgrade, the comparison against a hosted platform is more even than it would normally be — and for stores whose requirements have simplified over the years, that is worth examining before committing.
- Do you work with businesses across Leicestershire?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout East Midlands, including Leicester and the surrounding Leicestershire area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Leicester businesses do you usually work with?
- The most common briefs here are ecommerce for the city's textile and food manufacturers, booking systems for its large independent hospitality scene, and stock and logistics integration for distributors along the M1 corridor. Beyond that we work across Manufacturing, Textiles & Fashion, Logistics, Food & Drink, Retail and Higher Education.
- Do you cover the areas around Leicester?
- Yes — we work throughout East Midlands, including Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Northampton. Leicester is an urban area of roughly 560,000+, and we take on work across the wider Leicestershire region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Magento 1 to Magento 2 Migration in Leicester
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise