How can I migrate my Shopify stores to separate Algolia Applications?

Option 1 (simpler): Manually create new Applications for each store, then have Shopify build data in each new Application with the old (current) index displayed on the front-end.

• Go into the theme editor on the live theme and open assets/algolia_config.js , copy the contents of this file and paste to a text editor to keep for later.

• Setup the new Application in Algolia, and update the settings (App ID, Search API Key, and Index Prefix) in the Shopify plugin. Click save to begin the indexing process.

• Go back to the theme editor on the live theme and open assets/algolia_config.js , copy the contents of this file and paste in a text editor below the one saved in the first step.

• Now replace the contents of algolia_config.js with the first set of data saved in the text editor. Save algolia_config.js

  • This should keep the store on the original/existing index while the new one is being generated in the background.

• Once the indexing process is finished, go back to algolia_config.js and update the contents of the file with the second set of data pasted into the text editor and save.

  • Now the store should be using the new Application and index.

Option 2 (advanced): Manually create new Applications for each store, then copy indices and settings to each.

• This would require a custom script to copy the index from one App to the other. Reference: Copy Index API Reference | Algolia

  • Settings, rules, synonyms, etc. can be exported and imported via the Algolia Dashboard.

• Once the Application and indices are setup, you will need to update the settings (App ID, Search API Key, and Index Prefix) in the Shopify plugin under Settings.