How To Setup Customer Accounts
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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
From your Shopify Admin Dashboard, scroll down the left sidebar
Click Settings in the bottom-left corner
In the Settings menu, click Customer accounts
This will open the login configuration screen
In the Login links section at the top
Toggle Show login links ON This will display login options in your header and checkout
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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