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Updated: 19th February 2020 | By: Magenest | Email: [email protected] | Support Portal: http://servicedesk.izysync.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/21

Introduction

Shop by Brand for Magento 2 helps merchants to showcase products by brand, taking advantage of familiar brand names to customers to create more sales. Also, the extension shortens the buying journey by letting customers find out products of their favorite brands easily.

Key Features

For admin

• Show brands on brands page, brand detail page, product list and product detail page
• Create multiple brand groups to classify and manage
• Easily create new brands, including: brand name, logo, banner, description and more
• Add products to a brand
• Show brand with multiple display mode: icon, brand name or both
• Show featured brand list and featured product list
• Edit the title for featured list
• Add short description and detail description for brand
• Show number of products on each brand
• Set image for brand logo and banner on brand page 
• SEO setting for brands page

For Customers

• View brands on brands page, brand detail page, product list and product detail page
• Hover to the brand icon to view brand short description
• View detail information of a brand on the brand detail page
• Search for brands by the search box or brand group
• View featured brands and featured product list
• View the number of product on each brand

System Requirements

Your store should be running on Magento 2 Community Edition version 2.2.x, 2.3.x, 2.4.0, 2.4.1 or Magento 2 Enterprise Edition version 2.2.x, 2.3.x, 2.4.0, 2.4.1.

Configuration

 On the admin sidebar, go to Shop By Brand > Settings to set the general configuration for the extension. On the Configuration page:

General

This section contains the setting for the brands on the main menu and product pages.

• • Add all brands page link to menu: Choose Yes to add Brands tab on the main menu.
  • Menu Title: Enter the name of the brands tab on the main menu. The default title "Brands" will be shown if this field is left blank.
  • Display brand icons in product listing: Choose Yes to display the brand icon on each product on product listing page.
  • Show brands in product page: Select a layout for the brand information on product detail page. There are four options: No, Brand name only, Icon only, Brand name and icon.

• Front-end layout

Brands Page 

In this section, admin can set the layout for the brands list page.

• • Brand Tittle Of The Search Box: Set the title for the brand-search box.
  • Title Color: Set color for the search box title.
  • Background Color: Set color for the brand-search box.
  • Display Featured Brands: Choose Yes to display the most-popular-brand list on Brands page.
  • Display Mode: Select the layout for the brands on featured brands list. There are 2 options: Icon only and Brand name and icon.
  • Title of Featured Brands: Enter the title for the featured brands list.
  • Display Brands List: Choose Yes to enable the list of all brands.
  • Title Of Brand List: Enter the title for all-brand list.
  • Show Product Quantity Of Each Brand: Choose Yes to display the items quantity on each brand icon on all-brand list.

• Front-end layout

Brand Detail Page Setup

This section contains the settings for brand detail page.

• • Display Features Products: Choose Yes to enable the featured products list on the brand detail page.
  • Title Of Featured Product: Enter the title for the featured products list.
  • Front-end layout

SEO Settings

This section contains the Search Engine Optimization settings for the brands page.

 After finishing, click on Save button to save the configuration.

Manage Groups

Before creating new brands, admin need to create groups to classify the brands.

 On the admin sidebar, go to Shop By Brand > Manage Groups.

 On Brand Groups page, admin can delete or change status of the available groups.

 To create a new group, click on Add New Group button.

 On New Group page, set name and status for the new group. Then click on Save Group button to save.

Manage Brands

 On the admin site bar, go to Shop By Brand > Manage Brands.

 On the Shop By Brands page, admin can edit or delete the available brands on the list grid.

Import brands

• To import brands, click on Import button, go to Import Brands page.
• Click on Download Sample File to download the sample file. Then fill in the file with brands information.
• Click on Choose File button and select the completed file to import.
• Click on Upload button, then the brands will be add to the store.

Create a new brand

 To create a new brand, click on Add New Brand button. On the New Brand page:

 General

• • • Title: Set a name for the new brand.
    • Status: Choose Yes to activate the brand.
    • Add to Featured Brands: If choose Yes, the brand will be added to the featured brands list.
    • Store Views: Select a store view for the brand.
    • Group: Assign the brand to one or several groups.
    • Sort Order: set the brand position on the featured brands list. 
       Note: If several brands are set in the same position, they will be arranged by alphabet order. 

 Images

• Logo in Brand Page: Set the brand logo on brands page. 
• Logo in Brand Detail: Set the brand logo on brand detail page.
• Banner: Set the banner on brand detail page.

• • Front-end layout

 Products

Select products to add to the new brand.

When editing a brand, in case admin want to add more products to the available list, click on Add Product button then select products to add.

 Brand Page

Setup the detail page for the brand.

• Page Title: Enter the title in the header html.
• URL Key: Enter the URL Key for marketing purposes.
• Short Description: Insert a short description for the brand. This description will display when users hover on the brand icon.
• Brand Description: Enter a detailed description for the brand using the .

 Click Save to save the brand.

Brands report

On the admin sidebar, go to Shop By Brand > Dashboard. On the dashboard page, admin can view the report about orders by brand.

Main functions on the front-end

View brands page

On the store, customer can view a separate page for all available brands.

Search for a brand

There is a search box on the brands page, which allows customers to search for a specific brand.

 Search by brand name

Customers enter a brand name on the search bar to find the brand.

 Search by group

Select a group and all the brands on the group will display on the below list.

View featured brand list

The featured brands list is displayed on a slider.

View product quantity on each brand

Customers can view the number of products on each brand.

View brand detail page

Customers can click on a brand to view the detail page of it.

 View detail description

Click on Learn More button on the banner to view full description about the brand. To close the description section, click on the Close icon.

 View featured product list

Customers can view a list of featured product on the brand page. This list is set by admin from the back-end.

 View brand icon and short description on products list

On the product list, the short description will display when customers hover on the brand icon of a product.

 View brand icon and short description on product detail page

On the product detail page, the short description will display when customers hover on the brand icon.

Update

• We will reply to support request within 2 business days.
• We will offer lifetime free update and 6 months free support for all of our paid products. Support includes answering questions related to our products, bug/error fixing to make sure our products fit well in your site exactly like our demo.
• Support DOES NOT include other series such as customizing our products, installation and uninstallation service.