@@ -101,6 +101,35 @@ Here is a detailed description of the configuration methods:
    use a different backend.  Therefore, you should avoid explicitly calling
    `~matplotlib.use` unless absolutely necessary.
 
+.. _wsl-backends:
+
+Using Matplotlib with WSL
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+WSL2 distributions can display Linux GUI applications through WSLg.  When
+WSLg is available, it provides the display environment variables that GUI
+toolkits use, so Matplotlib can select an interactive backend in the same way
+as it does on other Linux systems.  You do not need to install or configure
+an X server separately.
+
+Make sure that a GUI toolkit supported by Matplotlib (for example, Qt or
+Tk) is installed in the WSL environment.  If Matplotlib cannot find a usable
+interactive backend, check that WSLg is running and that ``DISPLAY`` or
+``WAYLAND_DISPLAY`` is set in the shell where Python is started.  You can
+inspect the selected backend with:
+
+.. code-block:: python3
+
+   import matplotlib
+
+   print(matplotlib.get_backend())
+
+If no display is available (for example, when running a script in a headless
+WSL environment), select the non-interactive ``Agg`` backend and save figures
+to files instead.  See :ref:`the-builtin-backends` for the available
+interactive backends and :ref:`selecting-a-backend` for ways to configure a
+backend explicitly.
+
 .. _the-builtin-backends:
 
 The builtin backends
@@ -291,33 +320,6 @@ Debugging the figure windows not showing
 
 Sometimes things do not work as expected, usually during an install.
 
-Using Matplotlib with WSL
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-WSL2 distributions can display Linux GUI applications through WSLg.  When
-WSLg is available, it provides the display environment variables that GUI
-toolkits use, so Matplotlib can select an interactive backend in the same way
-as it does on other Linux systems.  You do not need to install or configure
-an X server separately.
-
-Make sure that a GUI toolkit supported by Matplotlib (for example, Qt or
-Tk) is installed in the WSL environment.  If Matplotlib cannot find a usable
-interactive backend, check that WSLg is running and that ``DISPLAY`` or
-``WAYLAND_DISPLAY`` is set in the shell where Python is started.  You can
-inspect the selected backend with:
-
-.. code-block:: python3
-
-   import matplotlib
-
-   print(matplotlib.get_backend())
-
-If no display is available (for example, when running a script in a headless
-WSL environment), select the non-interactive ``Agg`` backend and save figures
-to files instead.  See :ref:`the-builtin-backends` for the available
-interactive backends and :ref:`selecting-a-backend` for ways to configure a
-backend explicitly.
-
 If you are using a Notebook or integrated development environment (see :ref:`notebooks-and-ides`),
 please consult their documentation for debugging figures not working in their
 environments.