How to create Magento Connect Account

Magento Connect supports you to create a free Magento account from Magento Connect website. Your Magento account can be accessed from either the Magento website or from your store’s Admin. With your own Magento account you can view, track your order or find any information that is related to the products or services you have purchased. Remember that, the email address that is used to open a Magento account can be associated with only one account.

To create a Magento Connect account

• Step 1: Register a new account at Magento
• Step 2: Enter information for the Magento Connect account
• Step 3: Check your new account

Step 1: Register a new account at Magento

• Visit the Magento site at: https://magento.com/
• In the upper-right corner, choose My Account. Then under New Customers, click on Register.

Step 2: Enter information for the Magento Connect account

• Under Personal Information, do the following:
  • Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Email Address.
  • Set My Company Primarily to the best description of what your company does. Then, set My Role to the best description of what you do for the company.
• Under Login Information, do the following:
  • Enter a Screen Name to identify you in the Magento Community Forums. Your screen name can be from four to fifteen characters long, can include numbers and the underscore, but must start with a letter.
  • Enter a Password for your account. Then, enter it again to confirm. Your password can be from eight to sixteen characters long, and must include at least one capital letter, one number, and one special character or one lowercase letter.
  • When complete, click on Submit. Your account dashboard appears.

Step 3: Check your new account

3.1. To log in to your Magento account:

• Go to the Magento site: http://www.magento.com
• In the upper-right corner, click My Account.
• Enter the Email address that is associated with your account. Then, enter your Password.
• When complete, click on Login.

3.2. To receive a new password:

• If you forget your password, click Forgot Your Password?
• Enter the Email Address that is associated with your account, and click on Submit. You will receive an email from Magento with a temporary password that you can use to log into your account. Then, reset your password from the dashboard of your account.

3.4. To reset your password:

• Log in to your Magento account.
• In the panel on the left, choose Account Settings. Then, click on Change Password
• Enter your Current Password. If you forgot your password, enter the temporary password that was sent to you.
• Enter your New Password. Then, enter it again to confirm.
• When complete, click on Submit.