diff --git a/common/framework/parsers/BaseParser.php b/common/framework/parsers/BaseParser.php
index 29606cbe2..a70cda735 100644
--- a/common/framework/parsers/BaseParser.php
+++ b/common/framework/parsers/BaseParser.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ abstract class BaseParser
 		$group_name = $extra_vars->getName() === 'group' ? self::_getChildrenByLang($extra_vars, 'title', $lang) : null;
 		foreach ($extra_vars->group ?: [] as $group)
 		{
-			$group_result = self::_getExtraVars($group, $lang, $type);
+			$group_result = self::_getExtraVars($group, $lang, $type, $options);
 			foreach ($group_result as $key => $val)
 			{
 				$result->{$key} = $val;
@@ -173,13 +173,36 @@ abstract class BaseParser
 			{
 				$item->default = self::_getChildrenByLang($var, 'default', $lang);
 			}
-			$item->value = null;
+			if ($type === 'skin')
+			{
+				$item->value = trim($var['value'] ?? '') ?: null;
+				if ($item->value && preg_match('/(,|\|@\|)/', $item->value ?? '', $delimiter))
+				{
+					$item->value = explode($delimiter[1], $item->value);
+				}
+				if ($item->type === 'mid_list' && !is_array($item->value))
+				{
+					$item->value = [$item->value];
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$item->value = null;
+			}
 
 			// Options
-			if ($var->options)
+			if ($type === 'skin' && $options['version'] === '0.1')
 			{
-				$item->options = array();
-				foreach ($var->options as $option)
+				$xml_options = $var->default ?? null;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$xml_options = $var->options ?? null;
+			}
+			if ($xml_options)
+			{
+				$item->options = [];
+				foreach ($xml_options as $option)
 				{
 					if ($type === 'widget' || $type === 'widgetstyle')
 					{
@@ -207,10 +230,24 @@ abstract class BaseParser
 							}
 						}
 						$title = self::_getChildrenByLang($option, 'title', $lang);
-						$value = trim($option['value'] ?? '') ?: trim($option->value ?? '');
+						$value = trim($option['value'] ?? '');
 						$option_item->val = $title;
 						$item->options[$value] = $option_item;
 					}
+					elseif ($type === 'skin' && $options['version'] === '0.1')
+					{
+						$option_item = new \stdClass;
+						$option_item->title = trim($option);
+						$option_item->value = trim($option);
+						$item->options[] = $option_item; // Numeric keys only
+					}
+					elseif ($type === 'skin' && $options['version'] === '0.2')
+					{
+						$option_item = new \stdClass;
+						$option_item->title = self::_getChildrenByLang($option, 'title', $lang);
+						$option_item->value = trim($option['value'] ?? '');
+						$item->options[] = $option_item; // Numeric keys only
+					}
 					else
 					{
 						$option_item = new \stdClass;
@@ -221,6 +258,17 @@ abstract class BaseParser
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Other attributes
+			if ($type === 'skin' && $options['version'] === '0.1')
+			{
+				$item->width = intval($var['width'] ?? 0) ?: null;
+				$item->height = intval($var['height'] ?? 0) ?: null;
+				if (isset($item->options) && count($item->options))
+				{
+					$item->default = reset($item->options)->value;
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Add to list of variables
 			if ($type === 'widget' || $type === 'widgetstyle')
 			{
diff --git a/common/framework/parsers/SkinInfoParser.php b/common/framework/parsers/SkinInfoParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88b75e963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/framework/parsers/SkinInfoParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rhymix\Framework\Parsers;
+
+/**
+ * Skin (info.xml) parser class for XE compatibility.
+ */
+class SkinInfoParser extends BaseParser
+{
+	/**
+	 * Load an XML file.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $filename
+	 * @param string $skin_name
+	 * @param string $skin_path
+	 * @param string $lang
+	 * @return ?object
+	 */
+	public static function loadXML(string $filename, string $skin_name, string $skin_path, string $lang = ''): ?object
+	{
+		// Load the XML file.
+		$xml = simplexml_load_string(file_get_contents($filename));
+		if ($xml === false)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		// Get the current language.
+		$lang = $lang ?: (\Context::getLangType() ?: 'en');
+
+		// Initialize the layout definition.
+		$info = new \stdClass;
+		$info->skin = $skin_name;
+		$info->path = $skin_path;
+
+		// Get the XML schema version.
+		$version = strval($xml['version']) ?: '0.1';
+
+		// Parse version 0.2
+		if ($version === '0.2')
+		{
+			$info->title = self::_getChildrenByLang($xml, 'title', $lang) ?: $skin_name;
+			$info->description = self::_getChildrenByLang($xml, 'description', $lang);
+			$info->version = trim($xml->version);
+			$info->date = ($xml->date === 'RX_CORE') ? '' : date('Ymd', strtotime($xml->date . 'T12:00:00Z'));
+			$info->homepage = trim($xml->link);
+			$info->license = trim($xml->license);
+			$info->license_link = trim($xml->license['link'] ?? '');
+			$info->author = array();
+
+			foreach ($xml->author as $author)
+			{
+				$author_info = new \stdClass;
+				$author_info->name = self::_getChildrenByLang($author, 'name', $lang);
+				$author_info->email_address = trim($author['email_address'] ?? '');
+				$author_info->homepage = trim($author['link'] ?? '');
+				$info->author[] = $author_info;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse version 0.1
+		else
+		{
+			$info->title = self::_getChildrenByLang($xml, 'title', $lang) ?: $skin_name;
+			$info->description = self::_getChildrenByLang($xml->maker, 'description', $lang);
+			$info->version = trim($xml['version'] ?? '');
+			$info->date = date('Ymd', strtotime($xml->maker['date'] . 'T12:00:00Z'));
+			$info->homepage = trim($xml->link);
+			$info->license = trim($xml->license);
+			$info->license_link = trim($xml->license['link'] ?? '');
+			$info->author = array();
+
+			$author_info = new \stdClass;
+			$author_info->name = self::_getChildrenByLang($xml->maker, 'name', $lang);
+			$author_info->email_address = trim($xml->maker['email_address']);
+			$author_info->homepage = trim($xml->maker['link'] ?? '');
+			$info->author[] = $author_info;
+		}
+
+		// Get extra_vars.
+		if ($xml->extra_vars)
+		{
+			$info->extra_vars = get_object_vars(self::_getExtraVars($xml->extra_vars, $lang, 'skin', ['version' => $version]));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$info->extra_vars = [];
+		}
+
+		// Get colorsets.
+		if ($xml->colorset && $xml->colorset->color)
+		{
+			$info->colorset = [];
+			foreach ($xml->colorset->color as $color)
+			{
+				$color_item = new \stdClass;
+				$color_item->name = trim($color['name'] ?? '');
+				$color_item->title = self::_getChildrenByLang($color, 'title', $lang);
+				$screenshot = trim($color['src'] ?? '');
+				if ($screenshot)
+				{
+					$screenshot = $info->path . $screenshot;
+				}
+				$color_item->screenshot = $screenshot;
+				$info->colorset[] = $color_item;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Get thumbnail path.
+		if (file_exists($info->path . 'thumbnail.png'))
+		{
+			$info->thumbnail = $info->path . 'thumbnail.png';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$info->thumbnail = '';
+		}
+
+		// Return the complete result.
+		return $info;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/module/module.model.php b/modules/module/module.model.php
index 46afc9d69..a1668b007 100644
--- a/modules/module/module.model.php
+++ b/modules/module/module.model.php
@@ -1019,245 +1019,23 @@ class ModuleModel extends Module
 	public static function loadSkinInfo($path, $skin, $dir = 'skins')
 	{
 		// Read xml file having skin information
-		if(substr($path,-1)!='/') $path .= '/';
-		if(!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/', $skin ?? ''))
+		if (!str_ends_with($path, '/'))
 		{
-			return;
+			$path .= '/';
 		}
-		$skin_xml_file = sprintf("%s%s/%s/skin.xml", $path, $dir, $skin);
-		if(!file_exists($skin_xml_file))
+		if (!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/', $skin ?? ''))
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Create XmlParser object
-		$_xml_obj = Rhymix\Framework\Parsers\XEXMLParser::loadXMLFile($skin_xml_file);
-		// Return if no skin information is
-		if(!$_xml_obj->skin) return;
-		$xml_obj = $_xml_obj->skin;
-		// Skin Name
-		$skin_info = new stdClass();
-		$skin_info->title = $xml_obj->title->body;
-		$skin_info->author = array();
-		$skin_info->extra_vars = array();
-		$skin_info->colorset = array();
-		// Author information
-		if($xml_obj->version && $xml_obj->attrs->version == '0.2')
+		$skin_path = sprintf("%s%s/%s/", $path, $dir, $skin);
+		$skin_xml_file = $skin_path . 'skin.xml';
+		if (!file_exists($skin_xml_file))
 		{
-			// skin format v0.2
-			$date_obj = (object)array('y' => 0, 'm' => 0, 'd' => 0);
-			sscanf($xml_obj->date->body ?? null, '%d-%d-%d', $date_obj->y, $date_obj->m, $date_obj->d);
-			$skin_info->version = $xml_obj->version->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->date = sprintf('%04d%02d%02d', $date_obj->y, $date_obj->m, $date_obj->d);
-			$skin_info->homepage = $xml_obj->link->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->license = $xml_obj->license->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->license_link = $xml_obj->license->attrs->link ?? null;
-			$skin_info->description = $xml_obj->description->body ?? null;
-
-			if(!is_array($xml_obj->author ?? null)) $author_list = array($xml_obj->author);
-			else $author_list = $xml_obj->author;
-
-			foreach($author_list as $author)
-			{
-				$author_obj = new stdClass();
-				$author_obj->name = $author->name->body ?? null;
-				$author_obj->email_address = $author->attrs->email_address ?? null;
-				$author_obj->homepage = $author->attrs->link ?? null;
-				$skin_info->author[] = $author_obj;
-			}
-			// List extra vars
-			if($xml_obj->extra_vars)
-			{
-				$extra_var_groups = $xml_obj->extra_vars->group;
-				if(!$extra_var_groups) $extra_var_groups = $xml_obj->extra_vars;
-				if(!is_array($extra_var_groups)) $extra_var_groups = array($extra_var_groups);
-
-				foreach($extra_var_groups as $group)
-				{
-					$extra_vars = $group->var;
-					if(!$extra_vars)
-					{
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					if(!is_array($group->var))
-					{
-						$extra_vars = array($group->var);
-					}
-
-					foreach($extra_vars as $key => $val)
-					{
-						$obj = new stdClass;
-						$obj->group = $group->title->body ?? null;
-						$obj->name = $val->attrs->name ?? null;
-						$obj->title = $val->title->body ?? null;
-						$obj->type = ($val->attrs->type ?? null) ?: 'text';
-						$obj->description = $val->description->body ?? null;
-						$obj->value = $val->attrs->value ?? null;
-						$obj->default = $val->attrs->default ?? null;
-
-						if(preg_match('/,|\|@\|/', $obj->value ?? '', $delimiter) && $delimiter[0])
-						{
-							$obj->value = explode($delimiter[0], $obj->value);
-						}
-						if($obj->type == 'mid_list' && !is_array($obj->value))
-						{
-							$obj->value = array($obj->value);
-						}
-
-						// Get an option list from 'select'type
-						if(is_array($val->options))
-						{
-							$option_count = count($val->options);
-
-							for($i = 0; $i < $option_count; $i++)
-							{
-								$obj->options[$i] = new stdClass();
-								$obj->options[$i]->title = $val->options[$i]->title->body ?? null;
-								$obj->options[$i]->value = $val->options[$i]->attrs->value ?? null;
-							}
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							$obj->options[0] = new stdClass();
-							$obj->options[0]->title = $val->options->title->body ?? null;
-							$obj->options[0]->value = $val->options->attrs->value ?? null;
-						}
-
-						$skin_info->extra_vars[] = $obj;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// skin format v0.1
-			$date_obj = (object)array('y' => 0, 'm' => 0, 'd' => 0);
-			if (isset($xml_obj->maker->attrs->date))
-			{
-				sscanf($xml_obj->maker->attrs->date, '%d-%d-%d', $date_obj->y, $date_obj->m, $date_obj->d);
-			}
-
-			$skin_info->version = $xml_obj->version->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->date = sprintf('%04d%02d%02d', $date_obj->y, $date_obj->m, $date_obj->d);
-			$skin_info->homepage = $xml_obj->link->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->license = $xml_obj->license->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->license_link = $xml_obj->license->attrs->link ?? null;
-			$skin_info->description = $xml_obj->maker->description->body ?? null;
-
-			$skin_info->author[0] = new stdClass();
-			$skin_info->author[0]->name = $xml_obj->maker->name->body ?? null;
-			$skin_info->author[0]->email_address = $xml_obj->maker->attrs->email_address ?? null;
-			$skin_info->author[0]->homepage = $xml_obj->maker->attrs->link ?? null;
-			// Variables used in the skin
-			$extra_var_groups = $xml_obj->extra_vars->group ?? null;
-			if(!$extra_var_groups) $extra_var_groups = $xml_obj->extra_vars ?? null;
-			if(!is_array($extra_var_groups)) $extra_var_groups = array($extra_var_groups);
-
-			foreach($extra_var_groups as $group)
-			{
-				$extra_vars = $group->var ?? null;
-
-				if($extra_vars)
-				{
-					if(!is_array($extra_vars)) $extra_vars = array($extra_vars);
-
-					foreach($extra_vars as $var)
-					{
-						$options = array();
-
-						$group = $group->title->body;
-						$name = $var->attrs->name;
-						$type = $var->attrs->type;
-						$title = $var->title->body;
-						$description = $var->description->body;
-						// Get an option list from 'select'type.
-						if(is_array($var->default))
-						{
-							$option_count = count($var->default);
-
-							for($i = 0; $i < $option_count; $i++)
-							{
-								$options[$i] = new stdClass();
-								$options[$i]->title = $var->default[$i]->body;
-								$options[$i]->value = $var->default[$i]->body;
-							}
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							$options[0] = new stdClass();
-							$options[0]->title = $var->default->body;
-							$options[0]->value = $var->default->body;
-						}
-
-						$width = $var->attrs->width;
-						$height = $var->attrs->height;
-
-						$obj = new stdClass();
-						$obj->group = $group;
-						$obj->title = $title;
-						$obj->description = $description;
-						$obj->name = $name;
-						$obj->type = $type;
-						$obj->options = $options;
-						$obj->width = $width;
-						$obj->height = $height;
-						$obj->default = $options[0]->value;
-
-						$skin_info->extra_vars[] = $obj;
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			return;
 		}
 
-		// colorset
-		$colorset = $xml_obj->colorset->color ?? null;
-		if($colorset)
-		{
-			if(!is_array($colorset)) $colorset = array($colorset);
-
-			foreach($colorset as $color)
-			{
-				$name = $color->attrs->name;
-				$title = $color->title->body;
-				$screenshot = $color->attrs->src;
-				if($screenshot)
-				{
-					$screenshot = sprintf("%s%s/%s/%s", $path, $dir, $skin, $screenshot);
-					if(!file_exists($screenshot)) $screenshot = "";
-				}
-				else $screenshot = "";
-
-				$obj = new stdClass();
-				$obj->name = $name;
-				$obj->title = $title;
-				$obj->screenshot = $screenshot;
-				$skin_info->colorset[] = $obj;
-			}
-		}
-		// Menu type (settings for layout)
-		if($xml_obj->menus->menu ?? null)
-		{
-			$menus = $xml_obj->menus->menu;
-			if(!is_array($menus)) $menus = array($menus);
-
-			$menu_count = count($menus);
-			$skin_info->menu_count = $menu_count;
-			for($i=0;$i<$menu_count;$i++)
-			{
-				unset($obj);
-
-				$obj->name = $menus[$i]->attrs->name;
-				if($menus[$i]->attrs->default == "true") $obj->default = true;
-				$obj->title = $menus[$i]->title->body;
-				$obj->maxdepth = $menus[$i]->maxdepth->body;
-
-				$skin_info->menu->{$obj->name} = $obj;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$thumbnail = sprintf("%s%s/%s/thumbnail.png", $path, $dir, $skin);
-		$skin_info->thumbnail = (file_exists($thumbnail))?$thumbnail:null;
+		$skin_info = Rhymix\Framework\Parsers\SkinInfoParser::loadXML($skin_xml_file, $skin, $skin_path);
 		return $skin_info;
 	}