brands.phtml

<?php
/**
 *
 */
?>

<?php $helper = Mage::helper('brands'); ?>

<?php if($helper->getCfgGeneral('product_view_enabled')): ?>
    <?php $_product = $this->getCurrentProductObject();?>
    <?php $manufAttrId = $helper->getCfgGeneral('attr_id'); ?>
    <?php if ($_product->getData($manufAttrId)): //If manufacturer/brand attribute exists ?>

        <?php
        $manufImageExt = trim($helper->getCfgGeneral('image_extension'));
        $manufLinkSearch = $helper->getCfgGeneral('link_search_enabled'); //If true, brand logo is link to Quick Search results
        $manufPageBasePath = trim($helper->getCfgGeneral('page_base_path')); //Base path of each brand's page
        $attr = $_product->getResource()->getAttribute($manufAttrId); //Attr. object
        $manufValue = trim($attr->getFrontend()->getValue($_product)); //Attr. value
        $manufValueCode = str_replace(" ", "_", strtolower($manufValue)); //Attr. value (simplified)
        $manufLabel = $attr->getStoreLabel(); //Attr. label
        //$manufLabelCode = str_replace(" ", "-", strtolower($manufLabel)); //Attr. label (simplified)
        $manufImageUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA) . 'v1/attributes/' . $manufAttrId . '/' . $manufValueCode . '.' . $manufImageExt;

        if ($manufLinkSearch)
            $manufPageUrl = Mage::getUrl() . 'catalogsearch/result/?q=' . $manufValue;
        elseif ($manufPageBasePath != '')
        {
            //If $manufPageBasePath is '/', then '/' has to be omitted
            //Change brand name to lowercase, and replace spaces with hyphens
            $basePath = ($manufPageBasePath == '/') ? '' : $manufPageBasePath . '/';
            $manufPageUrl = Mage::getUrl() . $basePath . str_replace(" ", "-", strtolower($manufValue));

            //Append category URL suffix if needed and if it exists
            if ($helper->getCfgGeneral('append_category_suffix'))
                $manufPageUrl .= Mage::getStoreConfig('catalog/seo/category_url_suffix');
        }
        else
            $manufPageUrl = '';

        //if (file_exists($manufImageUrl) == FALSE)
        //  $manufImageUrl = $this->getSkinUrl("images/img/brand-placeholder.png");
        ?>
        <div class="box-brand">
            <?php if ($manufPageUrl != ''): ?>
                <a href="<?php echo $manufPageUrl;?>" title="<?php echo str_replace("%s", $manufValue, $this->__('Click to see more products from %s')); ?>"><img src="<?php echo $manufImageUrl;?>" alt="<?php echo $manufValue; ?>" width="90" /></a>
            <?php else: ?>
                <img src="<?php echo $manufImageUrl;?>" title="<?php echo $manufLabel .': '. $manufValue; ?>" alt="<?php echo $manufValue; ?>" width="90" />
            <?php endif; ?>
        </div>

    <?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>