Installation Instructions

Overview

Note: This is a completely seperate system from the Manufacturers system
A real world example is if you import products from a product feed and use the manufacturers system to assign the feeds to and if your feeds contain licensed products you can create seperate brands for the licensed products.

The Shop by Brands Module adds a modern brand management system to CE Phoenix Cart, allowing you to:

Create custom brands
Upload brand logos/images
Link brands to product categories
Display responsive brand logo grids
Automatically filter brands by category
Link brand logos directly to assigned categories
Improve store navigation and merchandising

The module integrates directly into the Phoenix content module system and includes both frontend and admin functionality.

1. Upload Files

Upload all files from the package to your CE Phoenix Cart installation while preserving the folder structure.

The package contains frontend and admin files including:

/includes/modules/content/index/
/includes/modules/content/index/templates/
/includes/languages/english/modules/content/index/

/admin/includes/actions/brand/
/admin/includes/actions/brand/infoboxes/
/admin/includes/languages/english/

/admin/brand.php


2. Update Database Structure

** Important BACKUP YOUR DATABASE FIRST *

Run the SQL file.

3. Install the Frontend Module

In Phoenix Admin:

Modules
→ Content → Index → Shop By Brand → Install Module

Configure:

Enable Module
Content Width
Sort Order

4. Brand Images

All brand images are uploaded to /images

Recommended formats:

PNG
WEBP
transparent backgrounds

Recommended image size:

400px x 200px

or similar wide logo ratio.

5. Create Brands

Go to:

Catalog → Brands

Add:

Brand Name
Brand Image
Brand Category
SEO fields (optional)

Each brand can now be linked directly to a product category.

6. Frontend Behaviour

The module automatically:

Displays only brands assigned to the current category
Links brand logos directly to assigned categories
Uses a responsive CSS Grid layout
Displays:
5 brands per row on desktop
3 brands per row on tablet
2 brands per row on mobile
7. Included Admin Features

The admin integration includes:

Brand listing page
Add/edit/delete brand support
Brand image uploads
Category assignment dropdown
SEO title/description support

9. Compatibility

Tested with:

CE Phoenix v1.1.0.6
PHP 8.x
Bootstrap 5