/* DeedFlex Blog — dark theme, matches landing/pricing/state pages.
   Uses theme vars from style.css: --bg, --bg2, --bg3, --border, --text,
   --text2, --text3, --accent, --serif, --sans. */

/* Index pages (no sub-nav above) clear the fixed nav themselves;
   post pages clear it via .blog-subnav { margin-top: 68px; } below. */
.blog-hero,
.blog-list { padding-top: 68px; }

/* ═══════════ INDEX HERO ═══════════ */
.blog-hero {
  padding: 100px 32px 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg2) 0%, var(--bg) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.blog-hero-inner { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.blog-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.12); color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.blog-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-lede {
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 19px);
  color: var(--text2);
  max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 28px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.blog-filters {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.blog-filters .chip {
  padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--bg2); border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--text2);
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.15s;
}
.blog-filters .chip:hover {
  border-color: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.45);
  color: var(--accent);
}
.blog-filters .chip.is-active {
  background: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.5);
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ═══════════ INDEX GRID ═══════════ */
.blog-list { padding: 40px 32px 60px; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
.blog-grid {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}
.blog-card { display: flex; }
.blog-card-link {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 22px 22px 24px;
  background: var(--bg2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: all 0.18s ease;
}
.blog-card-link:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.45);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -16px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}
.blog-card-meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--text3);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.blog-card-meta .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.5; }

.cat {
  display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 4px;
}
.cat.top       { background: rgba(45,212,122,0.15);  color: var(--accent); }
.cat.guide     { background: rgba(96,165,250,0.15);  color: #93c5fd; }
.cat.cal       { background: rgba(251,191,36,0.15);  color: #fbbf24; }
.cat.mkt       { background: rgba(192,132,252,0.15); color: #c084fc; }
.cat.county    { background: rgba(45,212,191,0.15);  color: #5eead4; }
.cat.risk      { background: rgba(248,113,113,0.15); color: #f87171; }
.cat.process   { background: rgba(129,140,248,0.15); color: #a5b4fc; }
.cat.strategy  { background: rgba(251,146,60,0.15);  color: #fb923c; }
.cat.beginners { background: rgba(232,121,249,0.15); color: #f0abfc; }

.state-pill {
  display: inline-block; padding: 3px 8px;
  background: var(--bg3); color: var(--text2);
  border-radius: 4px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.blog-card-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.blog-card-sub {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text3);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-style: italic;
}
.blog-card-excerpt {
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  flex: 1;
}
.blog-card-cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
}
.blog-card-link:hover .blog-card-cta i { transform: translateX(2px); }
.blog-card-cta i { transition: transform 0.15s; }

/* Pager */
.blog-pager {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px; margin-top: 40px;
}
.pager-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 10px 18px; border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--bg2); border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--text2);
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.15s;
}
.pager-btn:hover {
  border-color: rgba(45,212,122,0.5);
  color: var(--accent);
}
.pager-status { font-size: 14px; color: var(--text3); }

.blog-empty {
  text-align: center; padding: 64px 24px;
  color: var(--text2);
}
.blog-empty i { font-size: 38px; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.blog-empty h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 24px; margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-empty p { font-size: 16px; margin: 0; }

/* CTA band */
.blog-cta-band {
  padding: 56px 24px;
  background: var(--bg2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  text-align: center;
}
.blog-cta-inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.blog-cta-band h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-cta-band p {
  font-size: 17px; color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0 0 24px; line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ═══════════ SUB-NAV (sticky strip below main nav)
   Main nav is fixed at top:0 / z:100 / height:68px; sub-nav docks
   directly below it and only sticks once the article scrolls past. */
.blog-subnav {
  position: sticky; top: 68px; z-index: 60;
  margin-top: 68px;  /* clear the fixed main nav at first paint */
  background: rgba(18,21,24,0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.blog-subnav-inner {
  max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 11px 32px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.blog-subnav-back {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  color: var(--text2);
  font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;
  padding: 6px 10px; border-radius: 6px;
  transition: all 0.15s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.blog-subnav-back:hover { background: var(--bg3); color: var(--accent); }
.blog-subnav-share {
  display: flex; gap: 4px;
  margin-left: auto;
}
.blog-subnav-share a {
  width: 32px; height: 32px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--text3);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.15s;
}
.blog-subnav-share a:hover { background: var(--bg3); color: var(--accent); }

/* ═══════════ ARTICLE LAYOUT ═══════════
   Sub-nav above already clears the fixed top nav (68px margin-top).
   This main wrapper just needs comfortable top breathing room. */
.blog-layout-simple {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 40px 32px 80px;  /* matches site nav/footer 32px gutter */
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}
.blog-layout-simple .blog-article {
  max-width: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
}

.blog-crumb {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text3);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.blog-crumb a { color: var(--text2); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }
.blog-crumb a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

.blog-article-head {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.blog-article-meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text3);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.blog-article-meta .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.5; }
/* Industry-standard blog typography:
     - H1 clamp(36–56) — Medium / Substack scale
     - Body 19px / 1.7 line-height — Substack default; Medium uses 21
     - H2/H3 oversized for visual hierarchy
   Verified against Stripe blog, Substack, Medium, NYT articles. */
.blog-article-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.2vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-article-sub {
  font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* Body typography — Substack-level reading comfort */
.blog-article-body {
  font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.blog-article-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 32px);
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 48px 0 16px;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.blog-article-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 36px 0 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.blog-article-body p { margin: 0 0 20px; color: var(--text); }
.blog-article-body ul {
  margin: 0 0 24px; padding-left: 26px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-article-body li { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--text); }
.blog-article-body strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }
.blog-article-body a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(45,212,122,0.4);
}
.blog-article-body a:hover {
  color: var(--accent-hover);
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent-hover);
}
.blog-article-body aside.callout {
  background: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.06);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  margin: 22px 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--text2);
}

/* Drop-cap on first paragraph */
.blog-article-body.has-dropcap > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 64px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.9;
  float: left;
  margin: 6px 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ═══════════ INLINE CTA BLOCK ═══════════ */
.blog-article-cta {
  margin: 48px 0 32px;
  padding: 32px 30px 36px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(45,212,122,0.08) 0%, rgba(45,212,122,0.02) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45,212,122,0.28);
  border-radius: 18px;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.blog-article-cta-glow {
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -28px rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.20);
}
.blog-article-cta .cta-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.blog-article-cta h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.blog-article-cta p {
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 540px;
  margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
}
.blog-article-cta .cta-row {
  display: flex; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* ═══════════ SIDEBAR — image-based ad cards ═══════════ */
.blog-sidebar {
  position: sticky; top: 130px;  /* clears nav + sub-nav */
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.sidebar-ad {
  display: block;
  background: var(--bg2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.sidebar-ad:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -16px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}

.sidebar-ad-media {
  width: 100%; height: 200px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  position: relative;
}
.sidebar-ad-media::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 80px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--bg2));
}

.sidebar-ad-body { padding: 18px 20px 22px; }
.sidebar-ad-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  background: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.15);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.sidebar-ad h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.22;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.sidebar-ad p {
  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.sidebar-ad-cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px;
}
.sidebar-ad-cta i { transition: transform 0.15s; }
.sidebar-ad:hover .sidebar-ad-cta i { transform: translateX(3px); }

.sidebar-ad-deal {
  padding: 22px 20px 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(45,212,122,0.10) 0%, var(--bg2) 60%);
  border-color: rgba(45, 212, 122, 0.32);
}
.sidebar-ad-deal-score {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.sidebar-ad-deal-score .num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 44px; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--accent);
  line-height: 1;
}
.sidebar-ad-deal-score .out {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text3);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.sidebar-ad-deal h3 {
  font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.sidebar-ad-deal .meta {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text3);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.sidebar-ad-deal .meta strong { color: var(--text); }

/* ═══════════ RELATED ═══════════ */
.blog-related {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.blog-related h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.blog-related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}
.related-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: var(--bg2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: all 0.15s;
}
.related-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(45,212,122,0.45);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.related-meta {
  display: flex; gap: 8px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--text3);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.related-card h4 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.related-card p {
  font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text2);
  margin: 0;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ═══════════ MOBILE STICKY CTA ═══════════ */
.blog-mobile-cta {
  display: none;
  position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  background: rgba(18,21,24,0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 10px 16px;
  z-index: 100;
}
.blog-mobile-cta-btn {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 13px 20px;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--bg);
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* ═══════════ RESPONSIVE ═══════════ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .blog-layout-simple {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 280px;
    gap: 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .blog-layout-simple {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    padding: 32px 18px 100px;
  }
  .blog-sidebar {
    position: static;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .sidebar-ad-media { height: 180px; }
  .blog-mobile-cta { display: block; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .blog-hero { padding: 84px 18px 24px; }
  .blog-list { padding: 24px 18px 40px; }
  .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .blog-article-body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .blog-article-body h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .blog-article-body h3 { font-size: 19px; }
  .blog-article-body.has-dropcap > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font-size: 52px;
  }
  .blog-article-cta { padding: 24px 20px 26px; }
}