Customer account

Customer accounts let your customers sign in to view their orders, profile information, and saved addresses.

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When a customer signs in, the details stored in their account are auto-filled during checkout for a faster checkout experience.

Shopify offers two versions:

• Customer accounts (the default for stores today): customers sign in without a password, using a one-time 6-digit code sent to their email. The account pages are hosted by Shopify, and you can brand them in Shopify's checkout and accounts editor.

• Legacy customer accounts: customers sign in with an email and a password. If your store still uses them, the theme's own login, register and account pages are used. Shopify recommends upgrading to the current customer accounts.

Show the account icon in your header

The theme shows the account icon in the header (and a sign-in link in the mobile menu and cart) when sign-in links are turned on in your Shopify admin.

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Customer accounts.

1. In the Sign-in links section, turn on Show sign-in links.

2. Click Save.

With the current customer accounts, the sign-in page looks like this:

Shopify updates these settings from time to time. For the latest steps, sign-in options, and how to upgrade from legacy customer accounts, see Shopify's Customer accounts help.