It’s really quite simple to show the login icon on your store’s website. By default, when you create a Shopify store, the login icon is not live on the site’s header. You will need to go into the settings to enable them. I will show you a way to do this super quickly.
It works similarly to editing the menu header navigation, which you may be familiar with. Learn how to add a dropdown menu navigation in Shopify.
Types of customer accounts in Shopify
Shopify have multiple types of customer accounts. Legacy is by far the best.
- Legacy Customer Accounts (used to be named Classic)
- Legacy accounts are the best solution for customizing pages.
- They are aligned with your store's branding.
- They sit under your store's header and domain name, looking professional.
- They are fully compatible with Shopify apps, unlike the New accounts.
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New Customer Accounts
- The New customer account pages are not customizable. They have a single default permanent style.
- They are hosted from Shopify's domain directly, or using a separate domain that you provide.
- They do not align with your store's theme styling.
- They do not sit on your store's domain.
- They also don't support Shopify apps at this time.
Recommended Shopify app (built by us)
Fileflare Digital Downloads app
This is compatible with both the New and Legacy customer accounts to deliver digital products.
This includes unique features no other app has, such as email tracking, fraud protection, file protection, IP address download limits (stop users from sharing the files with others) and much more.
How to enable the customer account login icon
Below I will show you how to enable the login icon for your customer accounts.
Step 1 – Go to your Shopify settings
Step 2 – Go to "Customer accounts"
- Click the "Customer accounts" option on the left.
- Enable the option "Show login links".
All done
Now, if you check your store's menu header, you will see a new login icon.
Enabling digital product delivery in customer accounts
Using the app Fileflare Digital Downloads, you can easily add a "View all downloads" button inside the customer accounts, as well as many other customisation options.
This works for both the New customer accounts, and the Legacy customer accounts.
Learn how to add digital downloads in customer accounts in Shopify.
Customising your Shopify customer account pages using a page builder
It’s now possible to customise your customer accounts without needing to code. There are a few great apps out there for this, two of which are CustomerHub and Customer Concierge.
This only works using the Legacy customer accounts, which are much better in my opinion!
These two apps are also compatible with digital product delivery using the Fileflare app as they have both built integrations to make it easy for digital product stores.
If you want to see the integration guides for Fileflare and both the customer account apps, check the below.