'Bad or missing configuration file.' when installing a PrestaShop theme

Steve · October 15, 2018

So I'm trying to install this: https://www.templatemonster.com/free-templates/responsive-wheels-tires-prestashop-theme-52940.html theme while playing around with thirty bees.

But when I try to upload it from pc or ftp the website the lage loads for minutes and then I get this error: 'Bad or missing configuration file '.

How can I fix this?

Thanks!

Traumflug · October 15, 2018

Does it come with a configuration file Config.xml, uppercase? If yes, rename this to config.xml, lowercase.

This issue was fixed for thirty bees v1.0.7, where both variants work.

Steve · October 15, 2018

@traumflug

Hey,

All the config.xml files are lowercase.

Traumflug · October 16, 2018

Could you send me this theme to allow me to have a look? To [email protected], please.

Steve · October 16, 2018

@traumflug

Sent!

Feel free to message me if you get any problems with downloading the file(s).

Thanks!

the.rampage.rado · October 16, 2018

I had the same problem after the patch. It simply did not install to the end - the native modules were all turned on and I had to manually fix all of them (uninstall not needed, install needed) in order to get it to work.

Latest Warehouse for 1.6 and I think 1.0.6 at the time of install...

Traumflug · October 17, 2018

Thanks for sending the ZIP.

Maybe this is a PS 1.6 theme, but if it is, it's well hidden in the ZIP. Watching out for file layout.tpl, I found one in /theme/manual_install/theme1133/themes/theme1133/ and another one inside /theme/themeinstallator/theme1133.zip, path /themes/theme1133/.

It looks much like the developer simply packaged his whole development directory instead of building a theme package. Also Photoshop files and screenshots inside. That's not installable this way.

If you think it's worth the work, try to extract files to get a directory structure similar to the default theme.

Steve · October 17, 2018

@traumflug

I think it's not worth the effort.

Thank you very much for your time and help!

Steve · October 17, 2018

Well I just tried 4 other themes:

2 of them gave the same error: 'Bad or missing configuration file'. https://www.templatemonster.com/free-templates/fashion-store-prestashop-theme-51683.html https://www.templatemonster.com/free-templates/responsive-car-audio-prestashop-theme-51230.html

The other 2 just didn't upload. Once I clicked 'Add file' I got a 'this site can’t be reached' error. Those 2 are quite big though (>500MB), maybe that's what gave the error? https://www.templatemonster.com/free-templates/responsive-fashion-store-prestashop-theme-54008.html https://www.templatemonster.com/free-templates/responsive-book-store-prestashop-theme-54824.html

Maybe the problem is on my end? Or does it maybe have to do that these are free themes?

Traumflug · October 17, 2018

500 MB is far beyond plausible. thirty bees' default theme is like 1.8 MB, ones with bigger pictures might go to like 10 MB, but that's it.

I have no idea what Templatemonster is doing or how this is expected to work. You can look at the set of files coming with the thirty bees default theme, find an area with like-named files like that. Then create a new ZIP with just this.

If this situation can get fixed, only Templatemonster can do this. What they offer is obviously installable neither on thirty bees nor on PrestaShop. Not even close.

gonssal · October 17, 2018

To me this looks like the ZIPs you are trying to install are not the themes themselves, but a package with the theme, its docs, graphic assets, etc... Most probably the theme is somewhere inside the ZIP, probably as another ZIP file. Like matryoshka dolls if you want.

I'm also pretty sure the Template Monster guys have documented this somewhere, for example in a readme file inside the main ZIP file or somewhere in their website, probably after you purchase the theme. In any case you should ask them for support, that's why you pay.

the.rampage.rado · October 17, 2018

Latest warehouse for 1.6 is 13,3 mb... But the whole package is around 80 mb - documentation, 1.7 version, revolution slider module, separate updates from earlier versions. Unzipped it's 244 mb but only tiny portion is needed... Probably it's the same with this theme - may be they included videos, etc...

Steve · October 18, 2018

Yup it's working now!

I unzipped the whole package, there was a folder named 'themeinstaller' and in that folder there was another zip that I uploaded and works.

Thanks guys!

simchgab · November 9, 2018

Hi, if any person have the same problem. It's caused for the version .zip of the theme, I can't install warehouse theme for prestashop 1.7, install the .zip for prestashop 1.6 and install ok, I try it now. Very thanks for this proyect, It's very very superior to prestashop I worked two years with the fuck of prestashop. and all the updates generating new bugs Pls, dont changed in the future, and dont generate bugs for sell

simchgab · November 9, 2018

@simchgab Yes, for now the theme work great!!!

Leandroo · February 16, 2019

hi, I've uploaded a .zip warehouse, (size = 1.8mb), so in backoffice i got 'Bad or missing configuration file.'

config.xml is this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

-<theme>

-<version value="1.4">

<ccc available="true"/>

<guest_checkout available="true"/>

<one_page_checkout available="true"/>

<store_locator available="true"/>

</version>

</theme>

Leandroo · February 16, 2019

also I try to created a new theme from files and I got this erron in my page

500 Server Error

Oops, something went wrong.

Try to refresh this page or feel free to contact us if the problem persists.
Please make sure to expand and include the following error code in your message, so we can help you better:

colorful-ant · February 16, 2019

Please always inform the current TB version and possibly server configuration.
Are you using the right zip file?
For Warehouse, I do not know it now, but for example in Panda and Transformer, the subfile for the template in the main zip file is theme.zip or something, so in some cases first extract the main file and then install theme.zip ,

Leandroo · February 16, 2019

the TB version is 1.0.8

yes is the rigth zip, I´ve used it before

colorful-ant · February 17, 2019

are you really sure, that you use the correct theme.zip ?
i dont use warehouse-theme.

theme for ps 1.6 if no theme for tb exists - not ps 1.7 !!!

colorful-ant · February 17, 2019

On 2/16/2019 at 10:34 PM, Leandroo said:
hi, I've uploaded a .zip warehouse, (size = 1.8mb), so in backoffice i got 'Bad or missing configuration file.'

config.xml is this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

-<theme>

-<version value="1.4">

<ccc available="true"/>

<guest_checkout available="true"/>

<one_page_checkout available="true"/>

<store_locator available="true"/>

</version>

</theme>

im not sure

version value 1.4

if i look/search warehouse theme

ps 1.7 = version 4.x
ps 1.6 = version 3.x

colorful-ant · February 17, 2019

is see now, it is the standard config.xml
httpdocs / themes / your_theme / Config.xml

see at the theme config.xml in your theme *****.zip

Leandroo · February 18, 2019

You are right, my config.XML file was wrong, I've downloaded it from PS and upload in TB, it works 👍

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