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Updated: 2nd August 2021 | By: Magenest | Email: [email protected] | Support Portal: http://servicedesk.izysync.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/21
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.
Your store should be running on Magento Open Source version 2.3.x, 2.4.x or Adobe Commerce version 2.3.x 2.4.x.
On the admin sidebar, go to Shop By Brand > Settings to set the general configuration for the extension. On the Configuration page:
This section contains the setting for the brands on the main menu and product pages.
International Brands tab could be renamed from the back-end
In this section, admin can set the layout for the brands list page.
This section contains the settings for the Brand detail page.
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 Add New Group button.
On New Group page, set name and status for the new group. Then click Save Group button to save.
Manage Brands
On the admin site bar, go to Shop By Brand > Manage Brands.
On the Manage Brands page, admin can edit or delete the available brands on the list grid.
MassAction can be used to delete, export, toggle status or Featured Brand attribute of multiple brands.
To create a new brand, click Add New Brand button. On the New Brand page:
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
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.
Setup the detail page for the brand.
Page Title: Title in the header html.
URL Key: The URL Key for marketing purposes.
Short Description: A short description for the brand. This description will display when users hover on the brand icon.
Brand Description: A detailed description for the brand using the.
Meta keywords, Meta description: Search Engine Optimization for the brands page.
Click Save to save the brand.
Select brands to add to the new brand. These brands will be displayed in the Related Brand section on the frontend.
When editing a brand, in case the admin wants to add more brands to the available list, click on the Add Brand button then select brands to add.
Click Save to save the brand.
On the admin site bar, go to Shop By Brand > Import Brand
Import Settings
Entity Type: Select Magenest Shop By Brand Import. Then press Download Sample File and modify the content accordingly.
Import Behavior
Import Behavior: Set Import Behavior to one of the following: Add/Update Replace Delete
Validation Strategy: To determine what happens when an error is encountered when importing data, choose one of the following: Stop on Error or Skip error entries
Allowed Errors Count: Enter the number of errors that can occur before the import is canceled.
Field separator: Accept the default value of a comma (,).
Multiple value separator: Accept the default value of a comma (,).
Fields enclosure: If you want to enclose any special characters that might be found in the data as an escape sequence, select the Fields Enclosure checkbox.
File to Import
Select File to Import: Find the CSV file that you prepared to import and click Open.
Images File Directory: Enter the relative path to the location on the Magento server where uploaded images are stored.
Then click the Check Data button and wait a few moments for the validation process to complete. If the import data is valid, the following message appears:
If the file is valid, click Import.
Aside from MassAction export in management grid, brands can be exported using Magento’s Export function.
On the admin sidebar, go to Shop By Brand > Export Brand list > select Magenest ShopByBrand in Entity Type.
Entity Attribute: Filter to-be-exported brands
Select the filter you want, then click on Continue button to proceed.
Depending on the current Magento version, you will receive the export file right away, or the export request will be added to queue to be processed later.
On the admin site bar, go to Content > Widget.
Click Add Widget button
Type: Select List Brand
Design Theme: Select the theme to which the widget will be applied.
Then press the Continue button.
Storefront Properties: Config widget name and where the widget will show up.
Widget Options:
Number of Brand: Brand number will show up on widget.
Sort Brand By: Choose sort order brands. There are 2 options: Ascending and Descending.
On frontend layout:
On the store, customer can view a separate page for all available brands.
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 list below.
View featured brand list
The featured brands list is displayed on a slider.
Customers can view the number of products on each brand.
Customers can click on a brand to view the detail page of it.
Customers can view a list of featured product on the brand page. This list is set by admin from the back-end.
On the product list, the short description will display when customers hover on the brand icon of a product.
Customers can view a list of related brands on the brand page.
On the product detail page, the short description will display when customers hover on the brand icon.
When a bug fix or new feature is released, we will provide you with the updated package.
All you need to do is repeating the above installing steps and uploading the package onto your store. The code will automatically override.
Flush the configure cache. Your store and newly installed module should be working as expected.
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