Problem
Saving a Site Template with an activated Publishing Feature is impossible in SharePoint 2013 (menu link missing).
When using the direct browser link (which worked perfectly in SharePoint 2010) http://YourSharePointSite/_layouts/15/savetmpl.aspx, you get the error The “Save site as template” action is not supported on this site.

Solution
Modify the SaveSiteAsTemplateEnabled property in your SPWeb object via PowerShell.
# Store your Site in a variable: $SiteToModify = Get-SPWeb http://YourSharePointSite # Display the current value of the property: $SiteToModify.AllProperties["SaveSiteAsTemplateEnabled"] # Set the property to true: $SiteToModify.AllProperties["SaveSiteAsTemplateEnabled"] = "true" $SiteToModify.Update()

When now trying the savetmpl.aspx link again, you can save your template:
http://YourSharePointSite/_layouts/15/savetmpl.aspx
