/*
Theme Name: DriveAuthority
Theme URI: https://driveauthority.com
Author: DriveAuthority
Author URI: https://driveauthority.com
Description: A world-class, magazine-style WordPress theme for DriveAuthority. Light editorial design inspired by The Verge & Electrek with 6 strategic AdSense zones, sticky sidebar, auto table of contents, 30+ customizer options, and fully responsive layout. Built to maximize ad revenue and user engagement.
Version: 2.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.5
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
Text Domain: driveauthority
Tags: blog, magazine, editorial, adsense, sidebar, responsive, light, automotive
*/

*,*::before,*::after{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}

:root{
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-off:#f7f8fa;
  --bg-warm:#faf9f7;
  --bg-card:#ffffff;
  --bg-muted:#f1f3f5;
  --bg-accent:#eef6f3;
  --border:#e5e7eb;
  --border-light:#f0f1f3;
  --primary:#0d9668;
  --primary-hover:#0a7d56;
  --primary-light:#e6f5ef;
  --primary-rgb:13,150,104;
  --accent:#2563eb;
  --accent-light:#eff4ff;
  --orange:#ea580c;
  --red:#dc2626;
  --yellow:#ca8a04;
  --text:#111827;
  --text-2:#4b5563;
  --text-3:#9ca3af;
  --white:#fff;
  --font:'Nunito Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
  --font-heading:'Nunito Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;
  --font-ui:'Nunito Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;
  --font-mono:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;
  --r:8px;--r-lg:14px;--r-xl:18px;--r-2xl:22px;
  --shadow-sm:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
  --shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06);
  --shadow-lg:0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
  --container:1240px;
  --sidebar:340px;
  --header-h:64px;
}

html{scroll-behavior:smooth;font-size:17px}
body{font-family:var(--font);background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:400}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:color .15s}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
button{cursor:pointer;border:none;background:none;font-family:inherit}
input,textarea,select{font-family:var(--font-ui)}
input:focus,textarea:focus,select:focus{outline:2px solid var(--primary);outline-offset:2px}
::selection{background:var(--primary);color:#fff}
ul,ol{list-style:none}
.container{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* ===== ANIMATIONS ===== */
@keyframes fadeUp{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
@keyframes slideDown{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(-8px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.4}}
.fade-up{animation:fadeUp .55s ease both}

/* ===== READING PROGRESS ===== */
#reading-progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;background:var(--primary);z-index:9999;width:0;transition:width .1s}

/* ===== BUTTONS ===== */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;border-radius:var(--r);transition:all .2s;cursor:pointer;border:none;line-height:1}
.btn-primary{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;padding:12px 26px}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--primary-hover);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.25)}
.btn-outline{border:1.5px solid var(--border);color:var(--text-2);padding:11px 24px;background:var(--bg)}
.btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--primary);color:var(--primary)}
.btn-ghost{color:var(--primary);padding:11px 16px}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--primary-light)}
.btn-sm{padding:9px 18px;font-size:13px}
.btn-lg{padding:15px 34px;font-size:16px}

/* ===== HEADER ===== */
.site-header{background:var(--bg);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200;transition:box-shadow .25s}
.site-header.scrolled{box-shadow:0 2px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:68px}

.site-logo{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.3px;flex-shrink:0}
.site-logo em{font-style:normal;color:var(--primary);font-weight:800}
.site-logo img,.site-logo .custom-logo{max-height:32px!important;width:auto!important}

.main-nav{display:flex;gap:2px;font-family:var(--font-ui);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.main-nav a,.main-nav li a{font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-2);padding:7px 14px;border-radius:var(--r);transition:all .15s;white-space:nowrap}
.main-nav a:hover,.main-nav li a:hover{color:var(--text);background:var(--bg-muted)}
.main-nav .current-menu-item>a,.main-nav .current_page_item>a{color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-light)}
.main-nav li{list-style:none}

.header-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;flex-shrink:0}
.search-toggle{width:40px;height:40px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:var(--r);color:var(--text-3);transition:all .15s;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer}
.search-toggle:hover{background:var(--bg-muted);color:var(--text)}
.menu-toggle{display:none;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:var(--r);background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer}
.menu-toggle span{display:block;width:20px;height:2px;background:var(--text);margin:4px auto;transition:.3s;border-radius:1px}

/* Search dropdown */
.search-dropdown{display:none;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);animation:slideDown .25s ease}
.search-dropdown.active{display:block}
.search-dropdown form{display:flex;gap:10px}
.search-input{flex:1;padding:12px 18px;border:2px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--r);font-size:15px;font-family:var(--font-ui);color:var(--text);background:var(--bg)}
.search-input:focus{border-color:var(--primary);outline:none}
.search-input::placeholder{color:var(--text-3)}

/* ===== AD ZONES ===== */
.ad-zone{text-align:center;overflow:hidden}
.ad-label{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:10px;color:var(--text-3);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;display:block;margin-bottom:6px}
.ad-zone-header{background:var(--bg-off);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);padding:14px 0}
.ad-zone-sidebar{background:var(--bg-off);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:16px;margin-bottom:20px;min-height:250px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.ad-zone-in-article{background:var(--bg-off);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:20px;margin:36px 0}
.ad-zone-between{background:var(--bg-off);padding:16px 0;margin:40px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.ad-zone-footer{background:var(--bg-off);padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light)}

/* ===== HERO ===== */
.hero{padding:56px 0 48px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:32px;align-items:start}
.hero-main{position:relative}

.hero-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:var(--primary-light);border:1px solid rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.15);border-radius:var(--r);padding:5px 14px;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:16px}

.hero-cat{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:10px}
.hero-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:42px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:14px;color:var(--text)}
.hero-title em{font-style:italic;color:var(--primary)}
.hero-excerpt{font-size:17px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:20px}
.hero-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:13px;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.hero-image{border-radius:var(--r-xl);overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:3/2;position:relative}
.hero-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-image-overlay{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.4));padding:20px;color:#fff;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:13px}

.hero-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.hero-side-item{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);align-items:start}
.hero-side-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.hero-side-thumb{width:110px;height:75px;border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0}
.hero-side-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-side-cat{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;margin-bottom:3px}
.hero-side-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:17px;line-height:1.3}
.hero-side-title a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.hero-side-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:4px}

/* ===== SECTION ===== */
.section{padding:48px 0}
.section-header{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:28px;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.section-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:30px;font-weight:800;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.section-title-bar{width:4px;height:30px;background:var(--primary);border-radius:2px;flex-shrink:0}
.section-sub{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:15px;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:8px}
.view-all{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px}
.view-all:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* ===== POST CARD ===== */

/* Desktop: use data-cols to set columns, default 3 */
.posts-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px}
.posts-grid[data-cols="1"]{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.posts-grid[data-cols="2"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.posts-grid[data-cols="3"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.posts-grid[data-cols="4"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}

/* Modern card design */
.post-card{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--r-xl);overflow:hidden;transition:all .3s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.12);transform:translateY(-5px);border-color:transparent}
.post-card-img{height:200px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;flex-shrink:0}
.post-card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}
.post-card:hover .post-card-img img{transform:scale(1.06)}
.post-card-img::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 0%,transparent 60%);opacity:0;transition:opacity .3s}
.post-card:hover .post-card-img::after{opacity:1}
.post-card-badge{position:absolute;top:12px;left:12px;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;padding:5px 13px;border-radius:50px;background:var(--primary);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.post-card-body{padding:22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.post-card-cat{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2px;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:8px}
.post-card-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:19px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:10px;flex:1}
.post-card-title a{color:var(--text)}
.post-card-title a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.post-card-excerpt{font-size:14px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:14px}
.post-card-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin-top:auto;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.meta-dot{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--text-3);flex-shrink:0}

/* ===== FEATURED FIRST CARD (desktop) — spans full width ===== */
@media(min-width:769px){
  .posts-grid[data-cols="3"] .post-card:first-child,
  .posts-grid[data-cols="2"] .post-card:first-child{
    grid-column:1/-1;
    flex-direction:row;
  }
  .posts-grid[data-cols="3"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-img,
  .posts-grid[data-cols="2"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-img{
    width:55%;height:auto;min-height:260px;flex-shrink:0
  }
  .posts-grid[data-cols="3"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-body,
  .posts-grid[data-cols="2"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-body{
    padding:32px 36px;justify-content:center
  }
  .posts-grid[data-cols="3"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-title,
  .posts-grid[data-cols="2"] .post-card:first-child .post-card-title{
    font-size:26px;line-height:1.3
  }
}

/* ===== CATEGORIES ===== */
.cat-strip{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:20px 0}
.cat-chip{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;padding:8px 20px;border-radius:var(--r);border:1.5px solid var(--border);color:var(--text-2);transition:all .15s;background:var(--bg)}
.cat-chip:hover,.cat-chip.active{border-color:var(--primary);color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-light)}

.cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:16px}
.cat-card{border:1.5px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--r-xl);padding:28px 24px;transition:all .2s;display:block;background:var(--bg)}
.cat-card:hover{border-color:var(--primary);box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.cat-card-icon{font-size:28px;margin-bottom:8px}
.cat-card h3{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:19px;margin-bottom:4px}
.cat-card p{font-size:13px;color:var(--text-3);line-height:1.5}
.cat-card .count{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary);margin-top:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px}

/* ===== CONTENT + SIDEBAR ===== */
.content-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr var(--sidebar);gap:40px;align-items:start;padding:40px 0}
.content-main{min-width:0}

/* ===== SIDEBAR ===== */
.sidebar{
  position:relative;
}

/* Sticky Ad Unit — desktop only */
#sticky-ad-placeholder{
  min-height:250px;
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.sticky-ad-unit{
  transition:none;
}
.sticky-ad-unit.is-fixed{
  position:fixed;
  z-index:50;
  box-shadow:0 4px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
  border-radius:var(--r-lg);
  background:var(--bg);
}
.sticky-ad-unit.is-bottom{
  position:absolute;
  bottom:0;
  left:0;
  right:0;
}
.sw{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--r-xl);padding:24px;margin-bottom:20px}
.sw-title{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:15px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--primary);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}

/* Popular Posts */
.pop-list{counter-reset:pop}
.pop-item{display:flex;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);counter-increment:pop;align-items:center}
.pop-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.pop-num{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:28px;font-weight:800;color:var(--bg-muted);line-height:1;width:30px;flex-shrink:0}
.pop-num::before{content:counter(pop)}
.pop-thumb{width:60px;height:44px;border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0}
.pop-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.pop-title{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4}
.pop-title a{color:var(--text)}
.pop-title a:hover{color:var(--primary)}

/* Categories */
.sw-cats a{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-2)}
.sw-cats a:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.sw-cats a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.sw-cats .badge{background:var(--bg-muted);padding:2px 10px;border-radius:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-3)}

/* Newsletter SureForms — Sidebar */
.sw-newsletter-wrap{margin:0}
.sw-newsletter-wrap *{box-sizing:border-box}
.sw-newsletter-wrap form{display:flex!important;flex-direction:column!important;gap:0!important}

/* Target ALL inputs inside newsletter */
.sw-newsletter-wrap input,
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="email"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="text"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="url"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="tel"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap textarea,
.sw-newsletter-wrap select{
  width:100%!important;
  padding:12px 16px!important;
  border:2px solid var(--border)!important;
  border-radius:var(--r)!important;
  font-size:15px!important;
  font-family:var(--font-ui)!important;
  background:#fff!important;
  color:var(--text)!important;
  margin-bottom:12px!important;
  box-shadow:none!important;
  outline:none!important;
  -webkit-appearance:none!important;
  appearance:none!important;
  display:block!important;
  height:auto!important;
  line-height:1.5!important;
}
.sw-newsletter-wrap input:focus,
.sw-newsletter-wrap textarea:focus{
  border-color:var(--primary)!important;
  box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.1)!important;
}

/* Target ALL buttons/submits inside newsletter */
.sw-newsletter-wrap button,
.sw-newsletter-wrap button[type="submit"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="submit"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap [type="submit"],
.sw-newsletter-wrap .wp-block-button__link,
.sw-newsletter-wrap a.wp-block-button__link{
  width:100%!important;
  padding:14px 24px!important;
  background:var(--primary)!important;
  color:#fff!important;
  border:none!important;
  border-radius:var(--r)!important;
  font-size:15px!important;
  font-weight:700!important;
  font-family:var(--font-ui)!important;
  cursor:pointer!important;
  transition:background .2s!important;
  display:block!important;
  text-align:center!important;
  text-decoration:none!important;
  letter-spacing:.3px!important;
  line-height:1.5!important;
  -webkit-appearance:none!important;
  appearance:none!important;
  margin-top:4px!important;
}
.sw-newsletter-wrap button:hover,
.sw-newsletter-wrap input[type="submit"]:hover,
.sw-newsletter-wrap [type="submit"]:hover,
.sw-newsletter-wrap .wp-block-button__link:hover{
  background:var(--primary-hover)!important;
  opacity:1!important;
}

/* Labels */
.sw-newsletter-wrap label{
  font-size:14px!important;font-weight:600!important;color:var(--text-2)!important;
  margin-bottom:6px!important;display:block!important;
}

/* Hide unnecessary SureForms elements */
.sw-newsletter-wrap .srfm-field-group{margin-bottom:0!important;padding:0!important}
.sw-newsletter-wrap p:empty{display:none!important}
.sw-newsletter-wrap .srfm-error-message{font-size:13px!important;color:#dc2626!important;margin-top:4px!important}
.sw-newsletter-wrap .srfm-success-message,.sw-newsletter-wrap .srfm-thankyou{
  font-size:14px!important;color:var(--primary)!important;font-weight:600!important;
  padding:12px!important;background:var(--primary-light)!important;border-radius:var(--r)!important;
  text-align:center!important;margin-top:8px!important;
}

/* Newsletter Widget container — visible border */
.sw-newsletter-container{
  background:var(--primary-light)!important;
  border:2px solid rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.2)!important;
  border-radius:var(--r-xl);
  padding:24px;
  margin-bottom:20px;
}

/* ===== Newsletter in Footer/Homepage ===== */
.nl-inner form{max-width:440px;margin:0 auto}
.nl-inner input,
.nl-inner input[type="email"],
.nl-inner input[type="text"]{
  padding:14px 20px!important;border:2px solid var(--border)!important;border-radius:var(--r)!important;
  font-size:16px!important;background:#fff!important;width:100%!important;margin-bottom:12px!important;
  display:block!important;
}
.nl-inner button,
.nl-inner button[type="submit"],
.nl-inner input[type="submit"],
.nl-inner [type="submit"],
.nl-inner .wp-block-button__link{
  padding:14px 32px!important;background:var(--primary)!important;color:#fff!important;
  border:none!important;border-radius:var(--r)!important;font-size:16px!important;font-weight:700!important;
  cursor:pointer!important;width:100%!important;display:block!important;text-align:center!important;
  text-decoration:none!important;
}
.nl-inner button:hover,.nl-inner input[type="submit"]:hover,.nl-inner .wp-block-button__link:hover{
  background:var(--primary-hover)!important;
}

/* ===== SINGLE POST ===== */
.breadcrumb{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);margin-bottom:16px;display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--text-3)}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--primary)}

.single-head{margin-bottom:32px}
.single-cat{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:10px}
.single-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:36px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:16px;letter-spacing:-.3px}
.single-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:14px;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px}
.meta-verified{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;background:var(--primary-light);color:var(--primary);padding:4px 14px;border-radius:var(--r);font-size:12px;font-weight:700}

.single-img{border-radius:var(--r-xl);overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:36px;border:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.single-img img{width:100%}

/* ARTICLE CONTENT */
.entry{font-size:18px;line-height:1.85;color:var(--text-2);font-weight:400}
.entry h2{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:28px;font-weight:800;color:var(--text);margin:48px 0 18px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.entry h2:first-of-type{border:none;padding-top:0}
.entry h3{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin:32px 0 14px}
.entry p{margin-bottom:20px}
.entry a{color:var(--primary);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.3)}
.entry a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--primary)}
.entry ul,.entry ol{margin:16px 0 24px 28px}
.entry ul{list-style:disc}
.entry ol{list-style:decimal}
.entry li{margin-bottom:8px}
.entry blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--primary);background:var(--bg-off);padding:20px 24px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 var(--r-lg) var(--r-lg) 0;font-style:italic;color:var(--text)}
.entry table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:28px 0;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:14px}
.entry th{background:var(--bg-off);padding:12px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.entry td{padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.entry tr:hover td{background:var(--bg-off)}
.entry img{border-radius:var(--r-lg);margin:28px 0}
.entry code{background:var(--bg-muted);padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:15px;color:var(--orange)}
.entry pre{background:var(--text);color:#e5e7eb;border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:24px;overflow-x:auto;margin:28px 0;font-size:14px}
.entry pre code{background:none;color:inherit;padding:0}

/* Info box */
.entry .wp-block-quote,.entry .info-box{background:var(--primary-light);border:1px solid rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.15);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:20px 24px;margin:28px 0;font-style:normal}

/* Tags */
.post-tags{margin-top:32px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.post-tags a{font-family:var(--font-ui);background:var(--bg-muted);padding:5px 14px;border-radius:var(--r);font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-3);transition:all .15s}
.post-tags a:hover{background:var(--primary-light);color:var(--primary)}

/* Author */
.author-box{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:start;border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--r-xl);padding:28px;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;background:var(--bg-off)}
.author-avatar{width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0;border:2px solid var(--border)}
.author-name{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:18px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:4px}
.author-bio{font-size:15px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.65}

/* Related */
.related{margin-top:48px;padding-top:40px;border-top:2px solid var(--border);clear:both}
.related .section-title{margin-bottom:24px}

/* Comments */
.comments-area{margin-top:48px;padding-top:40px;border-top:2px solid var(--border);clear:both}
.comments-area h3{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:24px;margin-bottom:24px}
.comment{border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:20px;margin-bottom:14px;background:var(--bg-off)}
.comment-author{font-weight:600;font-size:14px}
.comment-date{font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3)}
.comment-content{font-size:14px;color:var(--text-2);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.7}
.comment-respond textarea,.comment-respond input{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1.5px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--r);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:12px}

/* ===== TRUST BAR ===== */
.trust-bar{padding:36px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--bg-off)}
.trust-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:20px}
.trust-item{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:start}
.trust-icon{font-size:22px;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:2px}
.trust-item strong{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;display:block}
.trust-item small{font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3)}

/* ===== NEWSLETTER ===== */
.nl-section{padding:56px 0;text-align:center;background:var(--bg-off);border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.nl-inner{max-width:480px;margin:0 auto}
.nl-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:30px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:10px}
.nl-desc{font-size:16px;color:var(--text-2);margin-bottom:24px}
.nl-form{display:flex;gap:10px}
.nl-form input{flex:1;padding:14px 18px;border:1.5px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--r);font-size:15px}
.nl-note{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:12px}

/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
.site-footer{background:var(--text);color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.footer-inner{padding:56px 24px 24px}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;margin-bottom:40px}
.footer-brand h3{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:24px;color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px}
.footer-brand p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5)}
.footer-heading{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.4);margin-bottom:14px}
.footer-links li{margin-bottom:8px}
.footer-links a{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);transition:color .15s}
.footer-links a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding-top:20px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.35)}

/* ===== ARCHIVE ===== */
.archive-head{padding:36px 0 0}
.archive-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:36px;margin-bottom:6px}
.archive-desc{font-size:15px;color:var(--text-2)}

/* ===== PAGINATION ===== */
.pagination{display:flex;gap:6px;margin-top:40px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:var(--font-ui)}
.pagination a,.pagination span{padding:8px 14px;border:1.5px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--r);font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-2);transition:all .15s}
.pagination a:hover{border-color:var(--primary);color:var(--primary)}
.pagination .current{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;border-color:var(--primary)}

/* ===== LEGAL ===== */
.legal{padding:40px 0}
.legal-wrap{max-width:780px}
.legal-wrap h1{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:36px;margin-bottom:6px}
.legal-wrap .updated{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);margin-bottom:32px}
.legal-wrap h2{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:24px;margin:32px 0 12px}
.legal-wrap p{font-size:15px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:16px}
.legal-wrap ul{margin:12px 0 20px 24px;list-style:disc}
.legal-wrap li{font-size:14px;color:var(--text-2);margin-bottom:6px}

/* ===== EMPTY ===== */
.empty{text-align:center;padding:80px 24px}
.empty-icon{font-size:56px;margin-bottom:16px}
.empty h2{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:28px;margin-bottom:10px}
.empty p{color:var(--text-2);margin-bottom:24px}

/* ===== MOBILE MENU ===== */
.mobile-menu{display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;top:var(--header-h);background:var(--bg);z-index:199;padding:20px;overflow-y:auto}
.mobile-menu.active{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.mobile-menu a{padding:14px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);display:block}
.mobile-menu a:hover{color:var(--primary)}

/* ===== WP ===== */
.screen-reader-text{clip:rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);position:absolute!important;height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden}
.alignleft{float:left;margin:0 1.5em 1.5em 0}
.alignright{float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em}
.aligncenter{display:block;margin:0 auto 1.5em}

/* ===== SCROLL TO TOP ===== */
#scroll-top{
  position:fixed;bottom:30px;right:30px;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--primary);color:#fff;border:none;cursor:pointer;
  display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.3);
  transition:all .25s;z-index:90;font-size:20px;
}
#scroll-top:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(var(--primary-rgb),.4)}
#scroll-top.visible{display:flex}

/* ===== AD SIDEBAR ===== */
.sidebar-ad{margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center;min-height:250px}
.sidebar-ad .ad-label{font-size:10px;color:var(--text-3);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:6px;display:block}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   BLOG PAGE TEMPLATE
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── Page head ─────────────────────────────── */
.blog-page-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:44px 0 20px}
.blog-page-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:40px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.15;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px}
.blog-page-title em{font-style:normal;color:var(--primary)}
.blog-page-title-bar{width:5px;height:42px;background:var(--primary);border-radius:3px;flex-shrink:0}
.blog-page-desc{font-size:16px;color:var(--text-2);max-width:520px;line-height:1.65}
.blog-page-stats{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-shrink:0;padding:14px 0}
.bps-item{text-align:center}
.bps-num{display:block;font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:28px;font-weight:900;color:var(--primary);line-height:1.1}
.bps-label{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:11px;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--text-3)}

/* ── Category filter strip ────────────────── */
.blog-filter-strip{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:0 0 28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);margin-bottom:32px}
.blog-chip{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;padding:8px 20px;border-radius:50px;border:1.5px solid var(--border);color:var(--text-2);transition:all .18s;background:var(--bg);white-space:nowrap}
.blog-chip:hover{border-color:var(--primary);color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-light)}
.blog-chip.active{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;border-color:var(--primary)}

/* ── Hero grid layout ─────────────────────── */
.blog-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 340px;gap:20px;margin-bottom:48px;align-items:stretch}

/* Featured card (big left) */
.blog-hero-featured{border-radius:var(--r-2xl);overflow:hidden;position:relative}
.blog-hero-img-wrap{display:block;position:relative;height:100%;min-height:480px;overflow:hidden}
.blog-hero-img-wrap img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .6s ease;display:block}
.blog-hero-featured:hover .blog-hero-img-wrap img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.blog-hero-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(0,0,0,.82) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 45%,transparent 75%)}
.blog-hero-badge{position:absolute;top:20px;left:20px;font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2px;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:50px;background:var(--primary);color:#fff}
.blog-hero-content{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:32px}
.blog-hero-eyebrow{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px}
.blog-hero-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:26px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:10px}
.blog-hero-title a{color:#fff}
.blog-hero-title a:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)}
.blog-hero-excerpt{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.blog-hero-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* Text-only fallback when no thumbnail */
.blog-hero-text-only{background:var(--bg-off);border-radius:var(--r-2xl);padding:40px;height:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;border:1.5px solid var(--border)}
.blog-hero-title-plain{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:28px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:12px}
.blog-hero-title-plain a{color:var(--text)}
.blog-hero-title-plain a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.blog-hero-excerpt-plain{font-size:15px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:14px}
.blog-hero-meta-plain{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center}

/* Secondary stack (right column) */
.blog-hero-secondary{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.blog-side-card{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.blog-side-card:first-child{padding-top:0}
.blog-side-card:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.blog-side-thumb{width:88px;height:72px;flex-shrink:0;border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;display:block}
.blog-side-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}
.blog-side-card:hover .blog-side-thumb img{transform:scale(1.06)}
.blog-side-body{flex:1;min-width:0}
.blog-side-cat{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:6px}
.blog-side-title{font-family:var(--font-heading);font-size:15px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:6px}
.blog-side-title a{color:var(--text)}
.blog-side-title a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.blog-side-meta{font-family:var(--font-ui);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:center}

/* ── Section header inside blog ──────────── */
.blog-section-header{margin-bottom:24px}
.blog-layout{padding-top:40px}
/* Blog sidebar — identical column behaviour to article sidebar */
.blog-sidebar{
  min-width:0;
  overflow:hidden;
}

/* ── Pagination ──────────────────────────── */
.blog-pagination{margin-top:48px;margin-bottom:24px}

/* ── Live dot (reuse from theme) ─────────── */
.live-dot{display:inline-block;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary);animation:pulse 1.8s infinite;flex-shrink:0}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────────── */
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .blog-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 290px}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .blog-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-rows:auto auto}
  .blog-hero-img-wrap{min-height:360px}
  .blog-hero-secondary{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);padding-top:16px}
  .blog-side-card{flex:1 1 45%;border-bottom:none;padding:12px 8px}
  .blog-side-card:not(:last-child){border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)}
  .blog-page-title{font-size:30px}
  .blog-page-stats{gap:16px}
  .blog-layout{padding-top:28px}
  .section-title{font-size:24px}
  .section-title-bar{height:24px}
  .blog-section-header{margin-bottom:16px}
  .blog-pagination{margin-top:32px}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .blog-page-head{padding:28px 0 16px;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
  .blog-page-title{font-size:24px}
  .blog-page-stats{width:100%;justify-content:space-between}
  .bps-num{font-size:22px}
  .blog-hero-img-wrap{min-height:260px}
  .blog-hero-title{font-size:20px}
  .blog-hero-excerpt{display:none}
  .blog-hero-content{padding:18px 16px}
  .blog-hero-secondary{flex-direction:column;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);padding-top:0}
  .blog-side-card{flex:1 1 100%;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)!important;padding:14px 0}
  .blog-side-card:last-child{border-bottom:none!important}
  /* Scrollable filter strip — no wrap, horizontal scroll */
  .blog-filter-strip{
    flex-wrap:nowrap;
    overflow-x:auto;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;
    gap:8px;
    padding-bottom:16px;
    scrollbar-width:none;
    -ms-overflow-style:none;
  }
  .blog-filter-strip::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
  .blog-chip{font-size:12px;padding:7px 14px;flex-shrink:0;white-space:nowrap}
  .blog-layout{padding-top:16px}
  .section-title{font-size:20px}
  .section-title-bar{height:20px}
  .blog-pagination{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px}
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   END BLOG PAGE TEMPLATE
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ===== RESPONSIVE ===== */
@media(max-width:1024px){
  .content-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}
  .sidebar{position:static!important;top:auto!important}
  .sticky-ad-unit.is-fixed{position:static!important;box-shadow:none!important}
  #sticky-ad-placeholder{min-height:auto!important}
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .header-search{width:160px}
}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .main-nav{display:none!important}
  .menu-toggle{display:block}
  .top-bar{display:none}
  .hero{padding:32px 0}
  .hero-title{font-size:30px}
  /* Mobile: always single column regardless of data-cols */
  .posts-grid,
  .posts-grid[data-cols="1"],
  .posts-grid[data-cols="2"],
  .posts-grid[data-cols="3"],
  .posts-grid[data-cols="4"]{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}
  /* Disable featured wide card on mobile */
  .posts-grid .post-card:first-child{flex-direction:column!important}
  .posts-grid .post-card:first-child .post-card-img{width:100%!important;height:200px!important}
  .posts-grid .post-card:first-child .post-card-body{padding:20px!important}
  .posts-grid .post-card:first-child .post-card-title{font-size:19px!important}
  .cat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .single-title{font-size:28px}
  .entry{font-size:16px}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .container{padding:0 16px}
  .section{padding:32px 0}
  .header-search{display:none}
  .nl-form{flex-direction:column}
  .content-layout{padding:24px 0}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .hero-title{font-size:26px}
  .cat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .related .posts-grid,
  .related .posts-grid[data-cols]{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}
  /* Blog page — 480px fixes */
  .blog-page-title{font-size:20px;gap:8px}
  .blog-page-title-bar{width:4px;height:22px}
  .blog-page-desc{font-size:14px}
  .bps-num{font-size:18px}
  .bps-label{font-size:10px}
  .blog-hero-img-wrap{min-height:220px}
  .blog-hero-title{font-size:17px;line-height:1.3}
  .blog-hero-content{padding:14px}
  .blog-hero-eyebrow{display:none}
  .blog-hero-meta{font-size:11px;gap:5px}
  .blog-side-thumb{width:76px;height:62px}
  .blog-side-title{font-size:14px}
  .post-card-title a{font-size:17px}
  .section-title{font-size:18px}
  .pagination a,.pagination span{padding:8px 10px;font-size:12px}
  .blog-page-head{padding:20px 0 12px}
  .blog-page-stats{gap:8px;padding:10px 0}
}

/* ── Extra-small screens (360px and below) ── */
@media(max-width:360px){
  .blog-page-title{font-size:18px}
  .blog-page-stats{gap:4px}
  .bps-item{padding:0 4px}
  .bps-num{font-size:16px}
  .blog-hero-img-wrap{min-height:190px}
  .blog-hero-title{font-size:15px}
  .blog-hero-content{padding:12px}
  .blog-hero-meta{display:none}
  .blog-chip{font-size:11px;padding:6px 12px}
  .container{padding:0 12px}
  .pagination a,.pagination span{padding:7px 8px;font-size:11px}
}