Brands section on the Storefront Homepage template

[OmarFPG]

Describe the bug

With the inclusion of Brands in WooCommerce core, the "Homepage" template from the Storefront theme now includes a Brand section at the bottom by default; this shows up even if it's empty.

This is currently showing up even if it's empty.

Isolating the problem (mark completed items with an [x]):

• I have deactivated other plugins and themes and confirmed this bug occurs when only WooCommerce + Storefront theme are active.
• I can reproduce this bug consistently using the steps below.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install Storefront
2. Set up a home page using the "Homepage" template
3. Install WooCommerce 9.6 or above

Screenshots

Expected behavior

The Brands section shouldn't appear if no Brands have been published in the store yet (similar to how the other sections work!).
A small suggestion on top of it: an option on the customizer could be included to enable this section at will

Workaround

A small CSS snippet to hide this section can work meanwhile:

section.storefront-product-section.storefront-woocommerce-brands {
    display: none;
}

WordPress Environment

Tested on a clean site with JN: https://substantial-cat.jurassic.ninja/

[wyter]

First reported on 9302789-zen