<p>I created a new single in Entries but the "preview" action isn't showing, which typically alerts me that I have not set it up correctly. In the singles list, if I click on the "blue globe" I get "couldn't find the page..."</p>

<p>to create the new single entry i did this:
Settings
Sections
New Section
Screen show of info in the section detail.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/64KHS.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/64KHS.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>I know I am missing a very simply step because whenever I have to create this I always have this problem. But I can never recall how to fix it. </p>

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2020-06-03T18:45:21.073Z
can you check if you have at least 1 website configured in "Settings > Websites" and if this primary site has its own URL configured? btw.: what Craft version are you using?
Matthias Redl-Mann
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2020-06-03T19:14:01.847Z
Settings>General Settings the site URL is listed
I don't see Settings>Websites
Craft 2.7.10
Amy Ruffo
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2020-06-03T19:25:49.413Z
I'm attempting to set up a single that is not associated with a Channel or structure for a short term campaign that needs a simple URL.
Amy Ruffo
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-06-03T19:33:23.197Z
OK: There is no "Settings > Websites" in Craft 2, there it is called "Settings > Locales" (I think...). Please check if there is at least one locale, because URLs depend on the locale.
Matthias Redl-Mann
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-06-03T19:39:01.837Z
Ok in Locales there is nothing except identifying "US English"
Amy Ruffo
CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-06-03T19:39:23.287Z
We have other singles set up this way and they are working
Amy Ruffo
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2020-06-03T19:47:31.150Z
I figured it out! I forgot to identify which entry template to use. Under "Entry Template" I needed to use a different form, instead of letting it auto fill from the name of the single. Thanks!
Amy Ruffo
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2020-06-03T19:48:08.430Z
happy that it's working :-)
Matthias Redl-Mann
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Problems creating a Single
# Problems creating a Single

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-03)

I created a new single in Entries but the "preview" action isn't showing, which typically alerts me that I have not set it up correctly. In the singles list, if I click on the "blue globe" I get "couldn't find the page..."

to create the new single entry i did this:
Settings
Sections
New Section
Screen show of info in the section detail.
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/64KHS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/64KHS.png)

I know I am missing a very simply step because whenever I have to create this I always have this problem. But I can never recall how to fix it.

**Tags:** singles
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: can you check if you have at least 1 website configured in "Settings > Websites" and if this primary site has its own URL configured? btw.: what Craft version are you using?  
> **username_0**: Settings>General Settings the site URL is listed I don't see Settings>Websites Craft 2.7.10  
> **username_0**: I'm attempting to set up a single that is not associated with a Channel or structure for a short term campaign that needs a simple URL.  
> **username_1**: OK: There is no "Settings > Websites" in Craft 2, there it is called "Settings > Locales" (I think...). Please check if there is at least one locale, because URLs depend on the locale.  
> **username_0**: Ok in Locales there is nothing except identifying "US English"  
> **username_0**: We have other singles set up this way and they are working  
> **username_0**: I figured it out! I forgot to identify which entry template to use. Under "Entry Template" I needed to use a different form, instead of letting it auto fill from the name of the single. Thanks!  
> **username_1**: happy that it's working :-)  

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