# 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 ### Step 3: Enable Login Links 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 ### **Need Help?** * 💬 **Join our community on Discord:** * 📧 **Email us at:** * 💻 **Live chat with us:** Available Monday–Friday, 10AM–6PM EST, directly on our website --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openspaces.design/plain-jane-interactive/customer-accounts/how-to-setup-customer-accounts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.