"JInstaller: :Install: Cannot find Joomla XML setup file" : Unable to install Joomla templates

Question

While trying to install Joomla Templates I get this error :

Warning

JInstaller: :Install: Cannot find Joomla XML setup file

What file is it ?

I am using Joomla 3 . I downloaded few of the Joomla templates from torrent and all of these show up this error. What is it ? It can be so for the all the templates I downloaded.Is it that Joomla 1.5 template won't work with Joomla 3 ?

How do I install these templates ? I see a file named templateDetails.xml in there.

Note:

Here is the templateDetails.xml : thexml.html

Solution 1

I found something while browsing.

Just change the .xml file in the template folder.

change the 'install' tag to 'extension' and change the version to 2.5 or higher... and it worked for me.

The step by step process is explained in the below link

http://www.techaviyal.com/jinstaller-install-cannot-find-joomla-xml-setup-file-joomla/ (deadlink)

Solution 2

Is it that Joomla 1.5 template won't work with Joomla 3 ? The answer is YES ,You cannot use Joomla 1.5 Templates directly to Joomla 3. Because from Joomla 1.6 the structure of the Installer file has been changed. You need to upgrade you Joomla 1.5 template to Newer version of Joomla.To do this see the link below:

Upgrading a Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5

Developing a Basic Template

Hope this will help you.

Solution 3

Sorry, didn't even see the xml file at first.

Ok the XML file was for a Joomla 1.5 template and thus won't work.

I have updated it so that it will now work for Joomla 3

http://pastebin.com/1Dv6g6ip

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension version="3.0" type="template" method="upgrade">
        <name>themza_j15_11</name>
        <version>1.0.1</version>
        <creationDate>2008-10-20</creationDate>
        <author>Themza Team</author>
        <authorEmail>[email protected]</authorEmail>
        <authorUrl>http://www.themza.com</authorUrl>
        <copyright>ThemZa 2008</copyright>
        <license>ThemZa TOS</license>
        <description>Computer Society</description>
        <files>
                <filename>index.php</filename>
                <filename>index.html</filename>
                <filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
                <filename>template_thumbnail.png</filename>
                <filename>params.ini</filename>
                <filename>favicon.ico</filename>
                <filename>component.php</filename>
                <folder>css</folder>
                <folder>html</folder>
                <folder>images</folder>
        </files>
        <positions>
                <position>breadcrumb</position>
                <position>left</position>
                <position>right</position>
                <position>top</position>
                <position>user1</position>
                <position>user2</position>
                <position>user3</position>
                <position>user4</position>
                <position>debug</position>
                <position>syndicate</position>
        </positions>
        <config>
                <fields name="params">
                <fieldset name="basic">
                        <field name="pageAlignment" type="radio" default="center" label="Page Alignment" description="Page Alignment">
                        <option value="left">left</option>
                        <option value="center">center</option>
                        <option value="right">right</option>
                </field>
                <field type="spacer" />
                <field name="colorVariation" type="list" default="red" label="Color Variation" description="Color variation to use">
                        <option value="red">Red</option>
                        <option value="blue">Blue</option>
                        <option value="green">Green</option>
                        <option value="orange">Orange</option>
                </field>
                <field type="spacer" />
                <field name="hideLogo" type="radio" default="0" label="Hide Logo" description="Hide the logo.">
                        <option value="0">No</option>
                        <option value="1">Yes</option>
                </field>
                <field type="spacer" />
                <field name="hideBannerArea" type="radio" default="0" label="Hide Banner Area" description="Hide the banner section under the menu.">
                        <option value="0">No</option>
                        <option value="1">Yes</option>
                </field>
                <field type="spacer" />
                <field name="dateDisplay" type="radio" default="1" label="Date Display" description="Display the date in the top right corner of the template.">
                        <option value="0">No</option>
                        <option value="1">Yes</option>
                </field>

                </fieldset>
                </fields>
        </config>
</extension>

Hope this helps