Brands can added to your X-Cart store in several ways:
created manually via the Brands page in your store’s Admin area;
imported from a CSV file together with products or separately (as global attribute values);
added automatically during product import through auto integrations.
This article explains how to add brands manually and configure their settings.
Adding brands manually via the Brands page
To create a new brand using the Brands page (Catalog > Brands):
Go to Catalog → Brands
Click New brand.
A new page with a form for providing brand information opens.
Configure the brand settings.
Click Save. The brand will be added to the list of your in-store brands.
After adding brands you can:
manage them on the Brands page (most important is to configure their settings); see Managing brands.
assign them to products; see Assigning brand names to products.
Adding brands manually via the Classes & Attributes page
If preferred, you can add new brands as values of the global attribute designated for brand management. Brands added this way work exactly the same as brands created using the New brand button on the Brands page.
You can check which global attribute is currently designated for brands in your store in the Shop by Brand add-on settings.
To add values for this attribute:
Go to Catalog > Classes & Attributes.
Locate the global attribute designated for brand management. (In our demo store it is "Brand").
Open this global attribute for editing by clicking on the pencil icon next to the attribute name.
In the attribute details, click the New value button.
Use the blank line that will appear to enter the brand name you wish to add.
Click Save changes at the bottom of the screen. The brand name will be saved and added to both the list of attribute values above and to the list of your store's brands on the Brands page (Catalog > Brands).
After adding brands as attribute values you will be able to:
manage them on the Brands page (most important is to configure their settings); see Managing brands.
assign them to products; see Assigning brand names to products.
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