Answering my own query:
For 4.5 (and I presume 4.4)
above the line
$smarty->assign("bestsellers", $bestsellers); on bestsellers.php
Enter the following
Quote:
# Manufacturer Name Mod
if (is_array($bestsellers)){
foreach($bestsellers as $k => $v) {
$bestsellers[$k]["manufacturer"] = func_query_first_cell("SELECT manufacturer FROM $sql_tbl[manufacturers] m inner join $sql_tbl[products] p on p.manufacturerid = m.manufacturerid WHERE productid ='$v[productid]'"); }}
# End Manufacturer Name Mod
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Now the manufacturer name is available in menu_bestsellers.tpl as
{$b.manufacturer}