Brands and Brand Carousel, Is it possible to only use woo brands

Hello, @Terpsauce,

Thank you so much for purchasing our theme and contacting our support center.

In the latest WooCommerce update, a “Brands” feature was introduced. As a result, we renamed our brands to ensure there is a clear distinction https://prnt.sc/zljasSUqzVw2 The brands you are currently using are part of the functionality provided by the WooCommerce plugin.

We kindly recommend contacting WooCommerce support for further assistance regarding this matter – https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/

Our Brands can be disabled via Theme Options > Woocommerce > Shop elements > Brands >
Enable brands > Off.

We hope this information is helpful. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to help you.

Best regards,
8Theme’s Team

Hello, @Terpsauce,

(brands we trust) area used the XStore Brand carousel widget when Brands enabled in XStore > Theme Options.

it is logical that our brands widget for elementor works only with our brands especially since it was created before woocommerce created its own brands. If you want to have the same widget with default brands of woocommerce plugin, You can write woocommerce plugin and elementor plugin https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/ https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/elementor/ as it does not depend on the theme You are using.

if you want us to develop a new widget that would work with the default woocommerce brands when our brands are disabled, you can submit a request to our customer requests page https://www.8theme.com/taskboard/ and there we will start to see how many other clients vote for it.

Another option that can be used right now is to use dynamic tags, for example https://prnt.sc/xlYqvtlOQKR0

We hope this helps. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to help you.

Best regards,
8Theme’s Team

Hello,

Thank you for the temporary wp-admin access.

No screenshot is visible – https://prnt.sc/98C1xZ-nJdYR

WooCommerce introduced its own brand functionality in one of the recent updates. Previously, this feature did not exist, and only the brand functionality from our theme was available, which was fully compatible with our elements and widgets.

We understand that you now wish to use the default WooCommerce brands and discontinue using our theme’s brand functionality to optimize your website’s performance. This is completely understandable. However, we would like to clarify that our elements were specifically designed to work with our theme’s brands. At the time of their development, no other brand functionality existed.

Therefore, it would be incorrect to say that a particular widget initially worked with WooCommerce brands and later stopped functioning, as this was never technically possible.

Currently, you can only use dynamic tags, such as https://prnt.sc/xlYqvtlOQKR0 , to display default WooCommerce brands in a carousel on the homepage.
To clarify, dynamic tags are a feature provided by the Elementor plugin. With a recent WooCommerce update, they introduced the brand option for all elements that support dynamic tags, which is a logical enhancement. Similarly, they can add other options based on customer needs. Please note that our theme does not influence this functionality. We hope this explanation clarifies our point.

You can disable Brands from WooCommerce: If you prefer not to use this feature, with the following code snippet by adding Child theme/function.php

add_action( 'init', function() {
    update_option( 'wc_feature_woocommerce_brands_enabled', 'no' );
} );

Please read this article for more details: https://developer.woocommerce.com/2025/01/17/enabling-brands-update-for-woocommerce-9-6/

Best regards,
8Theme’s Team

Hello,

We appreciate your prompt response.

We have reviewed your video, and based on our observations, the brands displayed in the admin panel belong exclusively to our theme. It appears that your website is currently using version 9.4.6 of the XStore theme.

If you update the theme, the brands section will be renamed to XStore Brands, as mentioned in our update history: https://xstore.8theme.com/update-history/ (UPDATED: Dashboard texts for XStore Brands – https://www.8theme.com/topic/duplicate-brand-menus-with-different-taxonomies/#post-431596).

Additionally, if WooCommerce is updated, WooCommerce brands would also appear. However, based on your video, we can see that only one set of brands is present, which belongs to our theme, and there is no indication of WooCommerce brands. This suggests that the website in the video may not be using the latest versions of the theme and plugins.

Please let us know if you need any further clarification.

Best Regards,
8Theme’s Team

Hello,

We would like to clarify that your old website did not have WooCommerce brands. Instead, our brands were listed in the WooCommerce section. After the update, they were renamed, because WooCommerce brands were added, as you can see on your new website. This means that the naming may have caused some confusion.
To resolve this, please add the following code to your child theme: https://prnt.sc/e2ASPk6WjAPO Once added, you can use XStore Brands on your new website in the same way as the previous brands on your old website.

Best Regards,
8Theme’s Team