Having the exact same issue.
All our “Attributes > Brand > Term” pages are now returning 404 errors since the most recent update.
It is possible to disable brands in WooCommerce using a code snippet.
add_action( 'init', function() {
update_option( 'wc_feature_woocommerce_brands_enabled', 'no' );
} );
https://developer.woocommerce.com/2025/01/17/enabling-brands-update-for-woocommerce-9-6/
Hi there!
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
To better understand the conflict, could you let us know which plugin or method you’re using to add brand attributes to your site? This will help us provide more specific guidance.
If you’re looking to continue using the brand attributes implemented via your custom code or plugin, you can disable the built-in WooCommerce brand feature by adding the following code snippet to your child theme’s functions.php file or a plugin like Code Snippets:
add_action( 'init', function() {
update_option( 'wc_feature_woocommerce_brands_enabled', 'no' );
} );
For more details you can use this article.
https://developer.woocommerce.com/2025/01/17/enabling-brands-update-for-woocommerce-9-6/
I hope this helps.
Thread Starter
labok
(@labok)
Hi,
Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately the code is not working. We don’t use any plugins, it is added as attribute, so what is happening most probably when updating is a conflict which results in 404 errors.
Regards,
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This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by
labok.
Hi @labok,
The conflict with the new WooCommerce brand attribute has already been reported here: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/54833. Our developers are aware of the issue and will address it as soon as possible, though I don’t have an exact timeline for a fix.
In the meantime, rolling back is a temporary workaround.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
Just tested another workaround, depending on your setup – using code snippet above then going changing permalink of Brands in WP-Settings. If code was applied it will remove Brands in permalinks but saving settings it removed it for me.
Hope it helps someone.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by
imcobarn.
