She replies, Free Migration Checklist (from Maya’s story):
Six months later, Maya runs Urban Herbals full-time. She never paid a cent for the migration. Her costs now: hosting ($10/month), domain ($15/year), and her own time.
That’s when she found the free path.
For the descriptions: OpenCart used HTML entities like & . She used a free plugin (by WP Engine) to replace & with & across all product descriptions.
She often shares her process in small business forums: “You don’t need a developer. You need patience, Google Sheets, and a Saturday night.” And every time someone asks, “Is OpenCart to WooCommerce migration possible for free?”
She opened a new tab and installed WordPress on a subdomain (test.urbanherbals.com). Then she clicked and searched for “WooCommerce.”
She tested checkout. Smooth.
“I can fix this,” she told herself.