{"id":1289,"date":"2020-10-09T03:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T03:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/09\/configure-customer-account-scope-in-magento-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:59:38","slug":"configure-customer-account-scope-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/configure-customer-account-scope-in-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Customer Account Scope in Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magento 2 facilitates multiple websites within one Magento installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In such a case, the merchant can restrict or allow customers to use the same customer account information for all the websites or the customer has to create another account as he\/she will not be able to access other websites with the same account credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, to configure customer account scope means to share customer account information to multiple websites or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post shows the method to configure customer account scope in Magento 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Configure Customer Account Scope in Magento 2:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Steps-to-Configure-Customer-Account-Scope-in-Magento-2.png\" alt=\"Configure Customer Account Scope in Magento 2\" class=\"wp-image-10828\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Login<\/b> to Magento 2 admin panel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navigate to <b>Stores &gt; Settings &gt; Configuration<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the <b>Customer Configuration<\/b> under the <b>Customers<\/b> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expand <b>Account Sharing Options<\/b> section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <b>Share Customer Accounts<\/b> in Magento 2, select <b>Per Website<\/b> or <b>Global <\/b>based on your business requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Global&nbsp;&#8211; Select this option to share customer account information with every website and store in the Magento 2 installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Per website &#8211; Select this option to limit customer account information to the website where the account was created.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <b>Save Config<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><br><\/b>That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also remember when configuring customer account scope in Magento 2, it&#8217;s vital to maintain an organized and up-to-date customer database. This involves having the capability to <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-customer-accounts-in-magento-2\/\">delete customer accounts<\/a> that are inactive or unnecessary, ensuring that your data stays accurate and secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do share this post with Magento Community via social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magento 2 facilitates multiple websites within one Magento installation. 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