=== YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On ===

Contributors: yithemes
Tags: brand, brands, logo, manufacturer, yith, e-commerce, ecommerce, shop, supplier, woocommerce brand, woocommerce filter, filter, brand filter, woocommerce manufacturer, woocommerce supplier, brands for woocommerce, brands for wc, product brands, brands for products
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.0
Stable tag: 2.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-on allows you to show brands in your store that are for online customers a very important additional reason for reliability.


== Description ==

71% of users that buy online say that it is essential for them to recognize a brand before making a purchase. 

Showing known brands in your shop has many advantages both for you and for your customers, especially in an online store, where quality cannot be “touched” and a product might be easily under- or overestimated. Not only do well-known brands attract customers and grant more visibility, but they will make your customers feel much more confident when buying, because the brand itself is a guarantee of quality.

With this plugin you can create unlimited brands, upload logos and show them in product pages to help customers easily find products of their favorite brands.


= Free version features =

* Create unlimited brands
* Set a name and a description for each brand
* Upload a logo or an image for each brand
* Manage brands hierarchically
* Assign one or more brands to each product
* Show brands on the product detail page

= Need more? Discover the premium features =

* Set a default image to apply to brands without a logo
* Upload a banner image to customize the brand archive page 
* Set a custom URL for each brand 
* Set other product taxonomies available as “brands” (i.e. categories, tags, and attributes) 
* Show brands on the Shop page 
* Choose brand position on the Shop and on the product detail page
* Choose the content to show on the Shop page (brand name, brand logo or both) 
* Set the brand logo size on Shop page and on the product detail page 
* 5 widgets to show a list of brands, brand logos, sliders, etc. in a widgetized area 
* 9 shortcodes to highlight brands in different ways 
* Compatibility with Yoast SEO: brand name can be dynamically inserted in the product "title" 
* Add the brand name to the product URL in a dynamic way  
* Add and/or exclude brands from usage restrictions for WooCommerce coupons 
* Compatibility with WooCommerce Importer/Exporter  
* Import product-brand connections to be associated to related products  
* Integration with YITH WooCommerce AJAX Product Filter to show a “Filter by brand” 
* Integration with YITH WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts to create offers, discount rules and promotions only for products of specific brands

[Live demo of the premium version >](https://plugins.yithemes.com/yith-woocommerce-brands-add-on/)

== Installation ==

1. Unzip the downloaded zip file.
2. Upload the plugin folder into the `wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress site.
3. Activate `YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-on` from Plugins page

YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-on will add a new submenu called "Brands" under "YITH" menu. Here you are able to configure all the plugin settings.

== Screenshots ==

1. Single product page with brands
2. Brand archive page
3. Brands option panel

== Changelog ==

= 2.0.0 - Released on 10 May 2022 =

* New: support for WordPress 6.0
* New: support for WooCommerce 6.5
* Tweak: improved panel style and UX
* Update: YITH plugin framework

= 1.13.0 - Released on 31 March 2022 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 6.4
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.12.0 - Released on 08 March 2022 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 6.3
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.11.0 - Released on 27 January 2022 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 6.2
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.10.0 - Released on 10 January 2022 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 6.1
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.9.0 - Released on 14 December 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 6.0
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.8.0 - Released on 08 November 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.9
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.7.0 - Released on 11 October 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.8
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.6.1 - Released on 27 September 2021 =

* Update: YITH Plugin Framework
* Fix: debug info feature removed for all logged in users

= 1.6.0 - Released on 23 September 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.7
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.5.1 - Released on 06 August 2021 =

* Fix: possible error for Elementor users, caused by missing block class

= 1.5.0 - Released on 05 August 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.6
* New: support for WordPress 5.8
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.4.5 - Released on 17 June 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.4
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.4.4 - Released on 14 May 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.3
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.4.3 - Released on 21 April 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.2
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.4.2 - Released on 12 March 2021 =

* New: support for WordPress 5.7
* New: support for WooCommerce 5.1
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework

= 1.4.1 - Released on 18 February 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 5.0
* Update: YITH Plugin Framework
* Fix: use product_count_<taxonomy> meta to exclude empty terms only when taxonomy supports it

= 1.4.0 - Released on 12 January 2021 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.9
* Update: plugin framework
* Tweak: improved code that removes empty terms from query

= 1.3.20 - Released on 09 December 2020 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.8
* Update: plugin framework
* Dev: added new filter yith_wcbr_taxonomy_args

= 1.3.19 - Released on 12 November 2020 =

* Update: plugin framework
* Fix: avoid notice caused by missing YITH_WCBR_SLUG constant

= 1.3.18 - Released on 10 November 2020 =

* New: support for WordPress 5.6
* New: support for WooCommerce 4.7
* New: possibility to update plugin via WP-CLI
* Update: plugin framework
* Dev: removed deprecated .ready method from scripts
* Dev: added new yith_wcbr_single_product_brand_template_args filter

= 1.3.17 - Released on 15 October 2020 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.6
* Update: plugin framework
* Dev: added new filter yith_wcbr_taxonomy_hierarchical

= 1.3.16 - Released on 17 September 2020 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.5
* Update: plugin framework

= 1.3.15 - Released on 13 August 2020 =

* New: support for WordPress 5.5
* New: support for WooCommerce 4.4
* Update: plugin framework

= 1.3.14 - Released on 10 June 2020 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.2
* Update: plugin framework

= 1.3.13 - Released on 11 May 2020 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 4.1
* Update: plugin framework

= 1.3.12 - Released on 11 March 2020 =

* New: support for WordPress 5.4
* New: support for WooCommerce 4.0
* New: added Elementor widgets
* Tweak: code reformat

= 1.3.11 - Released on 23 December 2019 =

* New: support for WooCommerce 3.9
* Update: plugin framework

= 1.3.10 - Released on 12 December 2019 =

* Update: Plugin framework

= 1.3.9 - Released on 29 November 2019 =

* Update: Notice handler
* Update: Plugin framework

= 1.3.8 - Released on 05 November 2019 =

* New: support for WordPress 5.3
* New: support for WooCommerce 3.8
* Update: Plugin framework

= 1.3.7 - Released on 30 October 2019 =

* Update: Plugin framework

= 1.3.6 - Released on 09 August 2019 =

* Update: internal plugin framework

= 1.3.5 - Released on 13 June 2019 =

* Update: internal plugin framework

= 1.3.4 - Released on 23 April 2019 =

* Update: internal plugin framework

= 1.3.3 - Released on 04 April 2019 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.6.0 RC1 support
* Update: internal plugin framework
* Dev: added new filter yith_wcbr_brand_taxonomy_columns
* Dev: added new filter yith_wcbr_brand_taxonomy_column
* Dev: added new filter yith_wcbr_image_size_single_product_brads

= 1.3.2 - Released on 31 January 2019 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.5.4 support
* Update: internal plugin framework
* Dev: added yith_wcbr_get_terms_args filter

= 1.3.1 - Released on 28 December 2018 =

* New: plugin fw version 3.1.11
* New: now brands for duplicated products are set correctly

= 1.3.0 - Released on 17 December 2018 =

* New: WordPress 5.0 support
* New: WooCommerce 3.5.2 support
* New: shortcode 'yith_wcbr_show_brand' & Gutenberg block

= 1.2.4 - Released on 24 October 2018 =

* New: added WooCommerce 3.5 support
* Tweak: updated plugin framework

= 1.2.3 - Released on 09 October 2018 =

* New: added WordPress 4.9.8 support
* New: added WooCommerce 3.5-RC support
* New: updated plugin framework
* Update: Italian language
* Update: Dutch language
* Dev: added yith_wcbr_taxonomy_label_name filter to change brands taxonomy name

= 1.2.2 - Released on 28 May 2018 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.4 compatibility
* New: WordPress 4.9.6 compatibility
* New: updated plugin framework
* New: GDPR compliance
* Tweak: Improved support to YITH themes
* Update: Italian Language
* Update: Spanish Language

= 1.2.1 - Released on 08 February 2018 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.3.1 compatibility
* New: WordPress 4.9.4 compatibility
* New: added auto-sense brand parameter for Brand Products and Brand Products Slider shortcodes
* Tweak: Improved auto-sense category param to work also on product page
* Fix: preventing notice "Trying to get property from non-object" on terms sorting function

= 1.2.0 - Released on 08 January 2018 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.2.6 compatibility
* New: updated plugin-fw to 3.0
* Tweak: added do_shortcode to brand description
* Dev: added yith_wcbr_taxonomy_object_type filter to let third party code to change post type taxonomy is created for (use it at your own risk)

= 1.1.1 - Released on 11 April 2017 =

* New: WooCommerce 3.0.1 compatibility
* Fix: terms meta query overwritten by "sorting" method
* Fix: preventing notice when crop is not set for image sizes

= 1.1.0 - Released on 04 April 2017 =

* New: WordPress 4.7.3 compatibility
* New: WooCommerce 3.0.0 compatibility
* New: admin can sort brands with Drag & Drop
* New: now terms are retrieved using default ordering (menu ordering)
* Tweak: added wpautop to brand description
* Tweak: changed description container from p to div
* Tweak: Check over "cb" column existence for taxonomy view
* Tweak: added compatibiity with YIT Layout
* Fix: added "Brands" column when using attributes as brand taxonomy
* Dev: added yith_wcbr_taxonomy_labels filter, to let customers change taxonomy labels
* Dev: added yith_wcbr_brand_filter_terms filter, to let developers change shortcode term sorting
* Dev: added filter yith_wcbr_taxonomy_slug to customize taxonomy slug (use it at your own risk, as changing taxonomy slug will remove all terms and product associations)

= 1.0.8 - Released on 28 November 2016 =

* Add: spanish translation
* Tweak: updated plugin-fw
* Tweak: changed text-domain to yith-woocommerce-brands-add-on

= 1.0.7 - Released on 10 June 2016 =

* Added: WordPress 4.5.2 support
* Added: WooCommerce 2.6-RC1 support
* Added: italian translation
* Tweak: added yith_wcbr_get_terms to pass different params to get_terms for WP > 4.5

= 1.0.6 - Released on 02 May 2016 =

* Added: WordPress 4.5.1 support
* Added: WooCommerce 2.5.5 support
* Added: rich snippets for brand
* Added: filter yith_wcbr_taxonomy_label for brands label
* Added: filter yith_wcbr_print_brand_description to hide product brand description
* Added: flag with_front on register_taxonomy, with filter yith_wcbr_taxonomy_with_front to change default value
* Fixed: error with assets inclusion caused by wrong screen id

= 1.0.5 - Released on 23 October 2015 =

* Added: Dutch translation (thanks to Bart V.)
* Tweak: Performance improved with new plugin core 2.0
* Fixed: plugin-fw breaking theme-editor.php page

= 1.0.4 - Released on 21 September 2015 =

* Added: yith_wcbr_taxonomy_capabilities filter
* Added: YITH WooCommerce Multi Vendor Support

= 1.0.3 - Released on 13 August 2015 =

* Added: Compatibility with WC 2.4.2
* Tweak: Updated internal plugin-fw

= 1.0.2 - Released on 13 July 2015 =

* Added: WC 2.3.13 support
* Added: improved YITH WooCommerce Product Filter compatibility
* Fixed: minor bugs

= 1.0.1 - Released on 19 June 2015 =

* Added: WC 2.3.11 support
* Fixed: minor bugs
* Fixed: wrong text domain in some string localization

= 1.0.0 - Released on 21 May 2015 =

* Initial release

== Suggestions ==

If you have suggestions about how to improve YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On, you can [write us](mailto:plugins@yithemes.com "Your Inspiration Themes") so we can bundle them into YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On.

== Translators ==

= Available Languages =
* English - UNITED KINGDOM (Default)
* Dutch   - NETHERLANDS
* Italian - ITALY
* Spanish - SPAIN

Need to translate this plugin into your own language? You can contribute to its translation from [this page](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/yith-woocommerce-brands-add-on "Translating WordPress").
Your help is precious! Thanks

== Documentation ==

Full documentation is available [here](http://yithemes.com/docs-plugins/yith-woocommerce-brands-add-on).