How To Setup Customer Accounts

What You’ll Learn

  • How to turn on customer login functionality in your Shopify store

  • How to choose between legacy and new customer account systems

  • How to show or hide login links in your storefront

Step 1: Go to Shopify Settings

  1. From your Shopify Admin Dashboard, scroll down the left sidebar

  2. Click Settings in the bottom-left corner

Step 2: Open Customer Accounts Panel

  1. In the Settings menu, click Customer accounts

  2. This will open the login configuration screen

  1. In the Login links section at the top

  2. Toggle Show login links ON This will display login options in your header and checkout

Step 4: Choose a Login System

You can choose between:

  • New customer accounts (Recommended): No password required, login via email verification link

  • Legacy customer accounts: Customers register with email + password and login using credentials

Shopify allows both systems to work in parallel — choose based on your audience preference

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