What are classic customer accounts?

Classic customer accounts are Shopify’s older customer account system, where customers create and use a password-based account to access their information.

Customers can typically:

• Sign in using their email address and password
• View their order history
• Manage their profile and saved addresses
• Access account-related pages through the store’s theme

Classic customer accounts are theme-based, which means merchants have more control over their appearance and Liquid customization compared with new customer accounts.

Shopify now recommends new customer accounts for the newer, passwordless customer experience, while classic customer accounts remain available for stores that need their existing theme-based account functionality.