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Review App Migration Checklist

Switch review apps confidently without losing valuable social proof

19 items

Migrating review apps is stressful because your reviews represent months or years of social proof. Losing reviews or breaking rich snippets can directly hurt conversion rates and search rankings.

This checklist ensures a smooth migration from any review app to Eevy AI, preserving every review and maintaining SEO continuity.

Pre-Migration Planning

Audit current review inventoryhigh

Count total reviews, photo reviews, and average ratings per product. This baseline helps verify nothing is lost during migration.

Export all reviews from current apphigh

Download a complete CSV or JSON export of all reviews including ratings, text, photos, dates, and customer info.

Document current widget configurationmedium

Screenshot and note your current review widget settings, placement, and custom CSS. This guides your new app setup.

Check for API integrationshigh

Identify any systems pulling review data via API. These integrations need to be updated after migration.

Plan migration timinghigh

Schedule the migration during a low-traffic period. Avoid weekends, holidays, or during active marketing campaigns.

Data Migration

Import reviews to Eevy AIhigh

Use the Eevy AI import tool to load your exported review data. Map fields correctly during the import process.

Verify review counts matchhigh

Compare imported review counts per product against your pre-migration audit. Flag any discrepancies immediately.

Check photo and video importshigh

Verify all review media transferred correctly. Photos and videos are the most valuable review content.

Validate rating calculationshigh

Confirm average ratings per product match the original data. Rating discrepancies affect customer trust.

Test review display on sample productshigh

Check 5-10 products across different categories to verify reviews display correctly with all metadata.

Widget Setup

Install Eevy AI widgethigh

Add the Eevy AI app embed to your theme and configure the review display section on product pages.

Match previous widget stylingmedium

Configure colors, fonts, and layout to align with your store design. Maintain visual consistency through the transition.

Set up star ratings on collection pageshigh

Enable aggregate ratings on product cards. Verify they render correctly across all collection pages.

Configure rich snippets markuphigh

Verify JSON-LD structured data is correctly outputting review schema for search engine rich results.

Enable A/B testingmedium

Set up Eevy AI genetic algorithm optimization to start testing review layouts immediately after migration.

Post-Migration Cleanup

Remove old review apphigh

Uninstall the previous review app completely. Check for residual scripts or code snippets in your theme.

Preserve review request email flowshigh

Keep post-purchase requests in the existing review provider, then connect supported sources or import its CSV into Eevy.

Monitor Google Search Consolehigh

Watch for rich snippet changes or errors in Search Console after migration. Address any structured data issues quickly.

Communicate internallylow

Inform your team about the new review app. Update any documentation or SOPs that reference the old tool.

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