+ stands for new feature added
* stands for bugfix
July 12, 2017 (ver. 3.4.7)
* Fixed an issue with images not being properly inserted in a wysiwyg.
January 9, 2017 (ver. 3.4.6)
* Fixed an issue with loading All Brands page when qty of attribute values < qty of columns.
December 21, 2016 (ver. 3.4.5)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.3.1 / SUPEE-8788 patch;
+ Added re-index for URL rewrites.
October 20, 2016 (ver. 3.4.4)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.3 / SUPEE-8788 patch.
September 28, 2016 (ver. 3.4.4)
* Fixed the 404 error when saving an attribute with "shop by" functionality when admin panel has a custom URL .
July 26, 2016 (ver. 3.4.3)
* Fixed an error on category and brand pages with flat catalog enabled.
February 25, 2016 (ver. 3.4.2)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.2.4 / SUPEE-7405 v1.1
January 26, 2016 (ver. 3.4.2)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.2.3 / SUPEE-7405 and SUPEE-7616 patches.
November 5, 2015 (ver. 3.4.2)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.2.2 / SUPEE-6788 patch.
August 25, 2015 (ver. 3.4.1)
* Compatibility fix with Magento patch SUPEE-6285 for sub-admin with restricted resources.
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.2.1
February 10, 2015 (ver. 3.4.0)
+ Multi-select attributes can now be used for shop by functionality.
January 20, 2015 (ver. 3.3.12)
* Fixed the issue with broken navigation menu in ultimo 1.10+
November 27, 2014 (ver. 3.3.11)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.1.0
September 15, 2014 (ver. 3.3.11) (for Magento 1.4.1+)
* Fixed the issue with the front controller reached 100 router match iterations upon changing store view on 404 page.
August 22, 2014 (ver. 3.3.10) (for Magento 1.4.1+)
* Compatibility fix with Ultimo theme.
August 8, 2014 (ver. 3.3.9) (for Magento 1.4.1+)
* Fixed the issue with applying Number of Columns setting to attribute values starting with the same letter.
July 31, 2014 (ver. 3.3.8) (for Magento 1.4.1+)
* Compatibility fix with Layered Navigation Pro 2.5.6+
July 11, 2014 (ver. 3.3.7)
* Design compatibility fixes with Magento CE 1.9 responsive theme.
July 1, 2014 (ver. 3.3.6)
* Design compatibility fixes with Magento CE 1.9 responsive theme.
June 13, 2014 (ver. 3.3.5) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Compatibility fix with Layered Navigation Pro 2.5.3+
June 6, 2014 (ver. 3.3.4)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.9.0.1
May 27, 2014 (ver. 3.3.3)
+ For more flexibility AITOC Rewrite system is now disabled by default but can be enabled fully or partially.
February 28, 2013 (ver. 3.3.2) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue when saving attribute with lots of options;
* Fixed the issue with sort order of associated products.
December 17, 2013 (ver. 3.3.1) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with switching store-views on brands pages when they have different url-key on each store-view;
December 13, 2013 (ver. 3.3.0)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.8.1.0
November 21, 2013 (ver. 3.3.0) (for Magento 1.4+)
* URL pattern issue is fixed;
* Compatibility fixes with AITOC Layered Navigation Pro ver. 2.5.0+;
October 16, 2013 (ver. 3.2.0) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Code refactoring, increased the speed of extension;
September 26, 2013 (ver. 3.1.15) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with brands pages fill-out. Fill-out speed increased;
* Fixed the issue all brands page;
September 26, 2013 (ver. 3.1.14)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.8.0.0
September 25, 2013 (ver. 3.1.14) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed compatibility issue with AITOC Layered Navigation Pro extension and AITOC Module Manager 3.0+
September 12, 2013 (ver. 3.1.13) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Improved the functionality that counts brands (attributes) and their products to speed up brand page load;
May 8, 2013 (ver. 3.1.12) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with displaying products on category page when extension is enabled;
March 13, 2013 (ver. 3.1.11) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue when attribute & attribute value have different url-keys for different store-views;
January 30, 2013 (ver. 3.1.10) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Compatibility issue fix with some 3-rd party extensions;
January 16, 2013 (ver. 3.1.9) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with "Show Categories As Tree" when using layered navigation is not enabled;
November 26, 2012 (ver. 3.1.8) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with navigation category when layered navigation is enabled;
Novemer 23, 2012 (ver. 2.5.16) (for Magento 1.3 only)
* Issue with compiler is fixed;
October 3, 2012 (ver. 3.1.7) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the compatibility issue with Custom Options for Grouped Products extension;
September 5, 2012 (ver. 3.1.6) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with assigning products to a brand;
* Fixed the translations files;
August 22, 2012 (ver. 3.1.5) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with wrong product number in price filter when using layered navigation on brand(attribute) page is enabled;
* Fixed the issue with displaying the list of brands in navigation menu;
July 20, 2012 (ver. 3.1.4) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue with creating new attribute when Shop By Brands extension is enabled;
* Fixed the issue with displaying the list of brands in navigation menu on 1.4.0.1;
July 9, 2012 (ver. 3.1.3)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.7.0.2
June 29, 2012 (ver. 3.1.3) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the issue when Flat Catalog is enabled;
June 26, 2012 (ver. 3.1.2)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.7.0.1
May 29, 2012 (ver. 3.1.2) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Compatibility fix with AITOC Layered Navigation Pro;
* Fixed the issue with displaying the list of brands in navigation menu on some Magento versions;
May 3, 2012 (ver. 3.1.1)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.7.0.0
April 2, 2012 (ver. 3.1.0) (for Magento 1.4+)
+ Now the list of brands (attribute values) can be set to display as a menu item;
March 14, 2012 (ver. 3.0.12) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the bug with magento layered navigation on brand(attribute) page;
March 13, 2012 (ver. 3.0.11) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Compatibility fix with AITOC Layered Navigation Pro;
March 06, 2012 (ver. 3.0.10) (for Magento 1.4+)
+ Allows enabling/disabling Product List caching on brand (attribute) page;
February 10, 2012 (ver. 3.0.9) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed duplication of products on brand(attribute) page, after changing pager values;
* Fixed SQL error, when magento tables have a prefix;
February 08, 2012 (ver. 3.0.8) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the crash when cron job is running;
January 27, 2012 (ver. 3.0.7) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed incorrect quantity displaying on the attributes page;
* Fixed incorrect displaying attributes in "Shop By" block after refresh;
January 19, 2012 (ver. 3.0.6)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.6.2.0
January 17, 2012 (ver. 3.0.5) (for Magento 1.4+)
+ Allows for adding meta title, keywords and description to the main brands (attribute) page;
* Fixed the bug with products caching on a brand page;
January 05, 2012 (ver. 3.0.4) (for Magento 1.4+)
+ Now the categories block and product block on the brand page is cached. The cache is refreshed along with magento HTML output cache;
* Fixed the shorten tags in templates;
December 27, 2011 (ver. 3.0.2) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed Advanced Language Pack for Italian and Spanish;
December 13, 2011 (ver. 3.0.1) (for Magento 1.4+)
* Fixed the crash when admin panel URL is different from default ;
* Fixed the bug with attributes display in store switcher;
December 6, 2011 (ver. 3.0.0) (for Magento 1.4+)
+ Can be applied to any number of single-select attributes simultaneously;
+ Enables your customers to shop by multiple attributes;
+ Allows for using canonical link meta tags for categories;
October 20, 2011 (ver. 2.5.13)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.6.1.0
October 19, 2011 (ver. 2.5.13)
* Fixed the issue with default products sorting on a brand page;
October 13, 2011 (ver. 2.5.12)
* Fixed the design issue in magento modern theme;
* Fixed the issue with images displaying in brand description;
September 27, 2011 (ver. 2.5.10)
* Fixed the issue with sorting on the brand page;
September 20, 2011 (ver. 2.5.9)
* Fixed the issue when using sort by category on brand page;
August 18, 2011 (ver. 2.5.7)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.6.0.0
July 25, 2011 (ver. 2.5.7)
* Compatibility fix with Layered Navigation Pro;
July 21, 2011 (ver. 2.5.6)
* Compatibility fix with Multi-Location Inventory;
June 27, 2011 (ver. 2.5.5)
* Translations fixes;
June 22, 2011 (ver. 2.5.4)
+ Advanced Language Pack for the extension added:
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Dutch
All extension interfaces are translated into these languages;
June 16, 2011 (ver. 2.5.3 (for magento 1.3.x only))
* Fixed the bug when flat catalog is enabled;
June 9, 2011 (ver. 2.5.2)
* Fixed the bug on brand page if LayeredNavPro not installed;
* Fixed the bug with Layered navigation display on brand page, if brand attribute is other than manufacturer;
May 30, 2011 (ver. 2.5.1)
* Fixed the bug with pages displaying in sitemap;
May 19, 2011 (ver. 2.5.0)
+ Allows for using Magento layered navigation and/or AITOC's
Layered Navigation Pro on brands pages;
May 11, 2011 (ver. 2.4.7)
* Fixed error if template layout is missing breadcrumbs block;
April 28, 2011 (ver. 2.4.6)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.5.1.0
April 18, 2011 (ver. 2.4.6)
* Fixed product sorting within a brand if flat product is enabled;
* Fixed non-existing default scope 'aitmanufacturers_sort' attribute values;
February 22, 2011 (ver. 2.4.5)
* Fixed updated issue from ver. 2.3.2 to 2.4.x
February 16, 2011 (ver. 2.4.4)
+ The extension is compatible with Magento 1.5.0.x
* Fixed the brand icon displaying on brand page;
January 27, 2011 (ver. 2.4.3)
+ Allows for keeping the admin specified brand image file name;
January 18, 2011 (ver. 2.4.2)
* Fixed the translation of "Position" item in Sort By dropdown menu;
January 11, 2011 (ver. 2.4.1)
+ Allows for using WYSIWYG for brand description on brand edit page (for Magento 1.4.x versions only);
+ Allows for setting the sort order for products on the brand page;
+ Places small brand logos for brands sidebar block;
+ Places small brand logos on all brands page;
September 8, 2010
+ Allows to display Brands’ pages on the Sitemap;
July 27, 2010
+ Specifies the number of products listed under each brand in the Brands List;
+ Allows for customizing the brand page URL by removing the .html and adding a mask around the brandname;
February 24, 2010
Compatible with Magento 1.4
ver. 1.1
+ Enables Admin to removes
/brands/ from URLs to make them SEO friendly, i.e.
/canon.html instead of
/brands/canon.html;
+ Has an option of listing only the brands that are currently in stock;
+ Has an option of displaying categories as a tree on brands’ pages;
+ Allows for displaying brands only from the current category in the sidebar block.