She tested checkout. Smooth.

Maya researched. Most automated migration plugins cost $69–$299. She couldn’t afford that.

It was tedious. But free.

Maya had run “Urban Herbals”—her tiny online shop for handmade soaps and organic teas—on OpenCart for three years. In the beginning, it worked. But as she added products, the dashboard groaned. Extensions broke after every update. And the latest SEO plugin? $199 a year. Her profit margins were already thin.