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
From your Shopify Admin Dashboard, scroll down the left sidebar
Click Settings in the bottom-left corner

Step 2: Open Customer Accounts Panel
In the Settings menu, click Customer accounts
This will open the login configuration screen

Step 3: Enable Login Links
In the Login links section at the top
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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