Unable to apply branding theme created in Plesk: Meta information file meta.xml was not found in the archive

Symptoms

• Unable to apply branding theme created in Plesk:

  PLESK_ERROR: Meta information file meta.xml was not found in the archive

• The folder with an empty name in the root of the resulting archive:

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Cause

Plesk bug #PPP-44987 which will be fixed in future product updates.

Resolution

Until the fix became available re-pack the archive using these steps as a workaround:

1. Download the theme to the workstation

2. Unpack the theme.zip file by using 7zip (Right-click on theme.zip > 7-Zip > Unpack to “theme”)

3. Enter the theme folder

4. Select all the content (css, icons, images, meta.xml)

5. Right-click > 7-Zip > Add to “theme.zip”

   Note: The newly created archive should have its content directly inside the archive root:

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