diff --git a/doc/_static/mpl.css b/doc/_static/mpl.css
index 7cf24a748b0a..ffbeb5e47f77 100644
--- a/doc/_static/mpl.css
+++ b/doc/_static/mpl.css
@@ -99,3 +99,39 @@ table.property-table td {
     display: inline-block;
     margin: 0 0.5em;
 }
+/* Removes title from toc in dropdwon */
+
+.sd-dropdown>.sd-card-body>.toctree-wrapper>ul>.toctree-l1>a{
+    display: none
+}
+
+.sd-dropdown>.sd-card-body>.toctree-wrapper>ul>.toctree-l1>ul{
+    list-style:none;
+    padding-inline-start:0em;
+}
+
+/* styles dropdown like toctree-toggle */
+details.sd-dropdown{
+    box-shadow: none !important;
+}
+
+details.sd-dropdown summary.sd-card-header,
+details.sd-dropdown summary.sd-card-header+div.sd-summary-content {
+    --pst-sd-dropdown-color: none;
+}
+
+details.sd-dropdown summary {
+    /* padding: 1em; */
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.sd-dropdown>.sd-card-body{
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+details.sd-sphinx-override.sd-dropdown.sd-card.sd-mb-3{
+    border-top-style: solid !important;
+    border-top-color: var(--pst-color-border) !important;
+    border-top-width: .1em !important;
+    border-radius: 0;
+}
diff --git a/doc/users/explain/index.rst b/doc/users/explain/index.rst
index c2121667da4b..e094f6050ca4 100644
--- a/doc/users/explain/index.rst
+++ b/doc/users/explain/index.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 .. redirect-from:: /users/explain
 
-Explanations
-------------
+
+API Documentation
+=================
 
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/doc/users/index.rst b/doc/users/index.rst
index 0ecff14c9a23..c6354ec06635 100644
--- a/doc/users/index.rst
+++ b/doc/users/index.rst
@@ -2,40 +2,135 @@
 
 .. redirect-from:: /contents
 
+==========
+User guide
+==========
 
-###########
-Users guide
-###########
+.. grid:: 1 1 3 3
 
-General
-#######
+   .. grid-item-card:: Information
+      :shadow: none
+      :class-card: sd-border-0
+      :class-title: sd-fs-4
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`getting_started/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
 
-   getting_started/index.rst
-   installing/index.rst
-   explain/index.rst
-   faq/index.rst
-   resources/index.rst
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
 
-Tutorials and examples
-######################
+            getting_started/index.rst
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`installing/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
 
-   ../plot_types/index.rst
-   ../tutorials/index.rst
-   ../gallery/index.rst
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
 
-Reference
-#########
+            installing/index.rst
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`../devel/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
 
-   ../api/index.rst
-   ../devel/index.rst
-   project/index.rst
-   release_notes.rst
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            ../devel/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`project/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            project/index.rst
+
+
+   .. grid-item-card:: Explanations & Examples
+      :shadow: none
+      :class-card: sd-border-0
+      :class-title: sd-fs-4
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`explain/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            explain/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`../plot_types/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            ../plot_types/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`../tutorials/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            ../tutorials/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`../gallery/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            ../gallery/index.rst
+
+
+   .. grid-item-card:: References & Resources
+      :shadow: none
+      :class-card: sd-border-0
+      :class-title: sd-fs-4
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`../api/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            ../api/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`release_notes`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            release_notes.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`faq/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            faq/index.rst
+
+      .. dropdown:: :doc:`resources/index`
+         :open:
+         :class-title: sd-fs-5
+
+         .. toctree::
+            :maxdepth: 2
+
+            resources/index.rst
+
+         `User Contributed Packages <https://matplotlib.org/mpl-third-party/>`_
diff --git a/doc/users/project/index.rst b/doc/users/project/index.rst
index 27f60d166abb..f187ce45284c 100644
--- a/doc/users/project/index.rst
+++ b/doc/users/project/index.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 .. redirect-from:: /users/backmatter
 
+===================
 Project information
--------------------
+===================
 
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 2