---
title: customers/register
description: >-
  Learn about the customer registration template, which hosts the form for
  customer account creation.
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md
---

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* [Location](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#location)
* [Content](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#content)
* [Usage](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#usage)

# customers/register

The `customers/register` template renders the customer register page, which hosts the form for [customer account](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/customers/customer-accounts) creation.

This is a legacy customer account template. You can exclude all [legacy customer account templates](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates#legacy-customer-account-templates) from your theme.

Tip

Refer to the [customers/register template](https://github.com/Shopify/dawn/blob/main/templates/customers/register.json) and its [main section](https://github.com/Shopify/dawn/blob/main/sections/main-register.liquid) in Dawn for an example implementation.

![An example of the customer register template in Dawn](https://shopify.dev/assets/assets/images/themes/templates/customer-register-B4YlAN8r.png)

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## Location

The `customers/register` template is located in the `templates` > `customers` directory of the theme:

```text
└── theme
  ├── layout
  ├── templates
  |   └── customers
  |     ├── register.json
  |     ...
  ...
```

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## Content

You should include the [customer register form](#the-customer-register-form) in your `customers/register` template or a section inside of the template.

Tip

If you're using a JSON template, then any HTML or Liquid code needs to be included in a [section](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/sections) that's referenced by the template.

### The customer register form

The customer register form can be added with the Liquid [`form` tag](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/tags/form#form-create_customer) and accompanying `'create_customer'` parameter. Within the form tag block, you need to include the following:

| Input | `type` | `name` |
| - | - | - |
| First name | `text` | `customer[first_name]` |
| Last name | `text` | `customer[last_name]` |
| Email | `email` | `customer[email]` |
| Password | `password` | `customer[password]` |

For example:

```liquid
{% form 'create_customer' %}
  {{ form.errors | default_errors }}


  <div className="first-name">
    <label htmlFor="first-name">First name</label>
    <input type="text" name="customer[first_name]" />
  </div>


  <div className="last-name">
    <label htmlFor="last-name">Last name</label>
    <input type="text" name="customer[last_name]" />
  </div>


  <div className="email">
    <label htmlFor="email">Email</label>
    <input type="email" name="customer[email]" />
  </div>


  <div className="password">
    <label htmlFor="password">Password</label>
    <input type="password" name="customer[password]" />
  </div>


  <div className="submit">
    <input type="submit" value="Create" />
  </div>
{% endform %}
```

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## Usage

When working with the `customers/register` template, you should familiarize yourself with redirecting customers on account creation.

### Redirect customers on account creation

By default, when a customer creates an account, they're directed to the [home page](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/index-template). However, you can specify a page to direct customers to using the `return_to` parameter of the Liquid [form tag](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/tags/form#form-return_to).

For example, the following directs customers to the all-products collection page:

```liquid
{% form 'create_customer', return_to: routes.all_products_collection_url %}
  <!-- form content -->
{% endform %}
```

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* [Location](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#location)
* [Content](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#content)
* [Usage](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/architecture/templates/customers-register.md#usage)