From 071b53b25d652a7f0326929639e9c64ac7e9ce9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 23:27:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] DOC: Minimal getting started page

---
 doc/_static/mpl.css           | 14 +++++++++
 doc/users/getting_started.rst | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/users/index.rst           |  1 +
 3 files changed, 69 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/users/getting_started.rst

diff --git a/doc/_static/mpl.css b/doc/_static/mpl.css
index 5f62cd3c95c7..370e2e5ac201 100644
--- a/doc/_static/mpl.css
+++ b/doc/_static/mpl.css
@@ -231,3 +231,17 @@ table.property-table td {
     /* fix width to width of cheatsheet */
     width: 210px;
 }
+
+/* Two columns for install code blocks */
+div.twocol {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 20px;
+}
+
+div.twocol > div {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+}
diff --git a/doc/users/getting_started.rst b/doc/users/getting_started.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..915d27fa8b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/users/getting_started.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Getting started
+===============
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+.. container:: twocol
+
+    .. container::
+
+        Install using pip:
+
+        .. code-block:: bash
+
+            pip install matplotlib
+
+    .. container::
+
+        Install using conda:
+
+        .. code-block:: bash
+
+            conda install matplotlib
+
+Further details are available in the :doc:`Installation Guide </users/installing>`.
+
+
+Draw a first plot
+-----------------
+
+Here is a minimal example plot you can try out:
+
+.. plot::
+   :include-source:
+   :align: center
+
+   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+   import numpy as np
+
+   x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 200)
+   y = np.sin(x)
+
+   fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+   ax.plot(x, y)
+   plt.show()
+
+
+Where to go next
+----------------
+
+- Check out :doc:`Plot types </plot_types/index>` to get an overview of the
+  types of plots you can to with Matplotlib.
+- Learn Matplotlib from the ground up in the
+  :doc:`Quick-start guide </tutorials/introductory/usage>`.
diff --git a/doc/users/index.rst b/doc/users/index.rst
index fd3bec7dfcdd..f3ca47bf82ac 100644
--- a/doc/users/index.rst
+++ b/doc/users/index.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Usage guide
    ../plot_types/index.rst
    ../tutorials/index.rst
    ../gallery/index.rst
+   getting_started.rst
    explain.rst
    ../faq/index.rst
    ../api/index.rst

From 0dce1f475ab5a0a7c92ed72bdeb9f82d9c7dc685 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 13:51:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update doc/users/getting_started.rst

Co-authored-by: hannah <story645@gmail.com>
---
 doc/users/getting_started.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/users/getting_started.rst b/doc/users/getting_started.rst
index 915d27fa8b8a..241f103f09be 100644
--- a/doc/users/getting_started.rst
+++ b/doc/users/getting_started.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ Where to go next
 ----------------
 
 - Check out :doc:`Plot types </plot_types/index>` to get an overview of the
-  types of plots you can to with Matplotlib.
+  types of plots you can create with Matplotlib.
 - Learn Matplotlib from the ground up in the
   :doc:`Quick-start guide </tutorials/introductory/usage>`.