README

Overview

The MHinspeya Brand module is a complete Brand Management solution for Magento 2 that enables merchants to manage, synchronize, and showcase product brands across their storefront. The module automates brand synchronization using scheduled cron jobs, manages brand visibility based on configurable business rules, and provides customers with an intuitive way to browse products by brand.

Designed for large product catalogs and multi-store environments, the module reduces manual administration while improving product discoverability and customer navigation. The extension is fully compatible with the Hyvä Theme.

Features

Automated Brand Synchronization

• Daily cron jobs import and synchronize brand data from the external source.
• Automatically creates new brands.
• Updates existing brands.
• Keeps storefront brand information synchronized.

Automatic Brand Status Management

The module automatically evaluates every brand against the configured product threshold.

• Brands meeting the configured threshold remain Enabled.
• Brands below the threshold are automatically Disabled.
• Prevents inactive or empty brands from appearing on the storefront.

Brand Administration

Administrators can:

• Create and edit brands
• Enable or disable brands
• Configure SEO-friendly URLs
• Manage store view specific data
• Assign category filters
• Configure featured brands
• Create Magento brand categories

Brand Configuration

System configuration allows administrators to configure:

• Enable/Disable Brand Module
• Brand List URL
• Brand URL Prefix
• Brand URL Suffix
• Brand Categories Menu
• Brand Search Block
• Product Threshold
• Email Notifications

Brand Categories

Each brand can be assigned to one or more catalog categories.

This allows brands to appear only within relevant storefront sections such as:

• Men
• Women
• Kids
• Sports
• Home Textiles

Automatic Brand Category Creation

Administrators can automatically create Magento categories for individual brands directly from the Brand configuration.

Top Brands

Brands marked as Top Brands are displayed within the featured section at the top of the Brand Landing Page, helping promote strategic or high-priority brands.

Brand Landing Page

Customers can browse brands using:

• Featured Top Brands
• Alphabetical A–Z listing
• Brand search
• Category filters

Brand Product Pages

Selecting a brand displays all products belonging to that brand with Magento catalog functionality including:

• Layered navigation
• Sorting
• Filtering
• Pagination

Product Page Integration

Each product page displays its associated brand, allowing customers to quickly navigate to the corresponding brand page.

Hyvä Theme Compatible

The module has been developed to work seamlessly with the Hyvä Theme.

Business Workflow

1. Daily cron imports brand data.
2. Existing brands are updated.
3. New brands are created automatically.
4. Product count is evaluated.
5. Brand status is updated according to the configured threshold.
6. Enabled brands become available on the storefront.
7. Top Brands are displayed in the featured section.
8. Customers browse products by brand.

Benefits

• Automated brand management
• Reduced manual administration
• Improved product discoverability
• Better customer navigation
• SEO-friendly brand pages
• Flexible backend configuration
• Multi-store support
• Hyvä Theme compatibility

Requirements

• Magento Open Source / Adobe Commerce
• Magento 2.4.x
• PHP 8.x
• Hyvä Theme (optional but supported)

Installation

composer require mhinspeya/module-brand
bin/magento module:enable MHinspeya_Brand
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento cache:flush

Cron Jobs

The module includes scheduled cron jobs responsible for:

• Importing brand data.
• Updating existing brands.
• Creating new brands.
• Enabling/disabling brands based on the configured threshold.
• Synchronizing storefront brand information.

Support

Website: https://inspeya.com

For support or customization requests, please contact the MHinspeya development team.