/* Blog layer on top of /assets/styles.css */
/* WordPress global styles zero the body padding; restore room for the fixed header */
body{padding-top:84px!important}
@media (max-width:560px){body{padding-top:76px!important}}
.blog-hero{padding-bottom:40px}
.blog-hero .lead{max-width:680px}
.crumbs{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs .separator{color:var(--muted)}
.blog-cats{margin-bottom:28px}
.blog-cats a{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--sand);border-radius:999px;padding:8px 16px;font:500 15px var(--f-body);color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.blog-cats a:hover{border-color:var(--sage)}
.blog-cats a[aria-current=page]{background:var(--forest);border-color:var(--forest);color:#fff}
.post-card .thumb{display:block;overflow:hidden}
.post-card .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;transition:transform .4s ease}
.post-card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.thumb-ph{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;height:100%;font:600 22px var(--f-head);color:var(--forest);background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--sage-soft),var(--sage-50))}
.post-card h3 a{color:var(--forest-deep);text-decoration:none}
.post-card h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.post-card .excerpt{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.blog-pager{display:flex;gap:8px;justify-content:center;margin-top:12px}
.blog-pager .page-numbers{padding:8px 14px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--sand);text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);background:#fff}
.blog-pager .current{background:var(--forest);color:#fff;border-color:var(--forest)}
.empty{color:var(--muted)}

.post-head{padding:56px 0 28px;background:var(--ivory)}
.post-head h1{max-width:860px;margin:10px 0 14px}
.post-head .lead{max-width:760px}
.post-head .eyebrow{text-decoration:none}
.post-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin:18px 0 0}
.post-meta img{border-radius:999px;object-fit:cover}
.post-meta a{color:var(--forest);font-weight:600}
.post-hero{margin:8px 0 0;border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.post-hero img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.post-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:56px;padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:72px;align-items:start}
.post-side{position:sticky;top:110px;display:grid;gap:20px}
.post-body{max-width:720px;font-size:18.5px;line-height:1.75}
.post-body h2{font-size:30px;margin:44px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.post-body h3{font-size:22px;margin:32px 0 10px;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.post-body p{margin:0 0 20px}
.post-body ul,.post-body ol{margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:24px}
.post-body li{margin-bottom:8px}
.post-body a{color:var(--forest);text-decoration-thickness:1.5px;text-underline-offset:3px}
.post-body img{max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px}
.post-body figure{margin:28px 0}
.post-body figcaption{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;text-align:center}
.post-body blockquote{margin:28px 0;padding:18px 24px;border-left:4px solid var(--clay-light);background:var(--sage-50);border-radius:0 16px 16px 0;font-size:19px}
.post-body blockquote p:last-child{margin:0}
.post-body table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:24px 0;font-size:16px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--sand);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden}
.post-body th,.post-body td{padding:12px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sand);text-align:left}
.post-body th{background:var(--sage-50);color:var(--forest-deep)}
.post-body .wp-block-rank-math-faq-block,.post-body .rank-math-faq{margin:32px 0}
.post-body .rank-math-question{font:600 20px var(--f-head);color:var(--forest-deep);margin:22px 0 8px}
.post-body .rank-math-list-item{padding:4px 0 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sand)}
.toc{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--sand);border-radius:20px;padding:20px 22px}
.toc-title{font:600 13px var(--f-body);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--clay);margin:0 0 10px}
.toc ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:4px;max-height:50vh;overflow:auto}
.toc a{display:block;padding:6px 10px;border-radius:10px;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;border-left:2px solid transparent}
.toc .lvl3 a{padding-left:22px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.toc a:hover{background:var(--sage-50)}
.toc a[aria-current]{background:var(--sage-50);border-left-color:var(--clay-light);color:var(--forest-deep);font-weight:600}
.blog-apply{background:var(--forest-deep);color:var(--on-dark);border-radius:22px;padding:24px;text-align:left}
.section .blog-apply{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:36px;text-align:center}
.ba-eyebrow{font:600 12.5px var(--f-body);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--clay-light);margin:0 0 8px}
.ba-title{font:600 21px/1.3 var(--f-head);color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px}
.section .ba-title{font-size:28px}
.ba-text{font-size:15px;color:var(--on-dark-muted);margin:0 0 16px}
.blog-apply .btn-primary{background:var(--clay-light);color:var(--forest-deep)}
.ba-micro{font-size:13px;color:var(--on-dark-muted);margin:10px 0 0}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start;margin:48px 0 0;padding:24px;border:1px solid var(--sand);border-radius:20px;background:#fff}
.author-box img{border-radius:16px;object-fit:cover;flex:none}
.ab-name{font:600 19px var(--f-head);color:var(--forest-deep);margin:0}
.ab-role{font-size:14px;color:var(--clay);margin:2px 0 8px;font-weight:600}
.ab-bio{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:0;line-height:1.6}
.alignwide{max-width:1000px}
.alignfull{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw)}
@media (max-width:980px){.post-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.post-side{position:static}.toc ol{max-height:none}}
@media (max-width:600px){.post-body{font-size:17.5px}.post-body h2{font-size:25px}.author-box{flex-direction:column}}