@charset "UTF-8";
/*
Theme Name: Smartadev
Theme URI: https://Techpendium.com
Author: Jayms Smart
Author URI: https://github.com/jaymssmart
Description: A clean, modern WordPress theme by Smartadev.
Version: 1.0.1
License: GNU General Public License version 2.0
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: right-sidebar, custom-menu, featured-images, two-columns, theme-options, custom-background, threaded-comments
Text Domain: Techpendium
*/

/* -----------------------------------------
	Table of Contents
--------------------------------------------

.. 01. General
.. 02. Helpers
.. 03. Header
.. 04. Navigation Menus
.. 05. Content
.. 06. Featured Section
.. 07. Posts and pages
.. 08. Layouts
.. 09. Navigation
.. 10. Comments
.. 11. Sidebar
.. 12. Widgets Styling
.. 13. Footer
.. 14. Ads
.. 15. Slider
.. 16. External Plugins

*/
/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# General
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
html,
body,
div,
span,
object,
iframe,
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
p,
blockquote,
pre,
abbr,
address,
cite,
code,
del,
dfn,
em,
img,
ins,
kbd,
q,
samp,
small,
strong,
sub,
sup,
var,
b,
i,
dl,
dt,
dd,
ol,
ul,
li,
fieldset,
form,
label,
legend,
table,
caption,
tbody,
tfoot,
thead,
tr,
th,
td,
article,
aside,
canvas,
details,
figcaption,
figure,
footer,
header,
hgroup,
menu,
nav,
section,
summary,
time,
mark,
audio,
video {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  vertical-align: baseline; }

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

article,
aside,
details,
figcaption,
figure,
footer,
header,
hgroup,
menu,
nav,
section {
  display: block; }

ol,
ul {
  list-style: none; }

blockquote,
q {
  quotes: none; }

blockquote:before,
blockquote:after,
q:before,
q:after {
  content: '';
  content: none; }

ins {
  background-color: #ff9;
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: none; }

mark {
  background-color: #ff9;
  color: #000;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: bold; }

del {
  text-decoration: line-through; }

abbr[title],
dfn[title] {
  cursor: help; }

table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  border-spacing: 0; }

hr {
  display: block;
  height: 1px;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed #ccc;
  margin: 25px 0;
  padding: 0; }

input,
select {
  vertical-align: middle; }

select {
  padding: 8px 6px;
  width: 100%; }

.clear {
  clear: both;
  display: block;
  font-size: 0;
  height: 0;
  line-height: 0;
  width: 100%; }

.clearfix:after {
  clear: both;
  content: "";
  font-size: 0;
  height: 0;
  display: block;
  visibility: hidden; }

body {
  background: #fff;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #020202;
  font-family: "Open Sans";
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; }

a {
  color: #0A2540;
  outline: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
  transition: all 0.25s linear; }
  a:hover {
    color: #0A2540; }

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  /* Chrome/Opera/Safari */
  color: #bfbfbf;
  font-size: 14px; }

::-moz-placeholder {
  /* Firefox 19+ */
  color: #bfbfbf;
  font-size: 14px; }

:-ms-input-placeholder {
  /* IE 10+ */
  color: #bfbfbf;
  font-size: 14px; }

:-moz-placeholder {
  /* Firefox 18- */
  color: #bfbfbf;
  font-size: 14px; }

::-moz-selection {
  background: #00B4D8;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: none; }

::selection {
  background: #00B4D8;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: none; }

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
.heading {
  color: #000;
  font-family: "Open Sans";
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 20px; }

h1 {
  font-size: 28px; }

h2 {
  font-size: 24px; }

h3 {
  font-size: 22px; }

h4 {
  font-size: 20px; }

h5 {
  font-size: 18px; }

h6 {
  font-size: 16px; }

p {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }

blockquote {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  padding: 20px 30px;
  position: relative; }
  blockquote:before, blockquote:after {
    color: #0A2540;
    font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 40px;
    line-height: 1;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; }
  blockquote:before {
    content: '\201C';
    left: 0; }
  blockquote:after {
    content: '\201D';
    right: 0; }

hr {
  margin-left: 15px;
  margin-right: 15px;
  position: relative; }
  hr:before, hr:after {
    content: "\f072";
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1;
    position: absolute;
    top: -7px; }
  hr:before {
    left: -15px;
    -ms-transform: rotate(218deg);
    /* IE 9 */
    -webkit-transform: rotate(218deg);
    /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    transform: rotate(218deg); }
  hr:after {
    right: -15px;
    -ms-transform: rotate(39deg);
    /* IE 9 */
    -webkit-transform: rotate(39deg);
    /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    transform: rotate(39deg); }

em,
i,
cite {
  font-style: italic; }

strong {
  font-weight: 700; }

img,
video,
object,
embed {
  max-width: 100%; }

img {
  height: auto;
  vertical-align: middle; }

caption,
th,
td {
  text-align: left; }

sub,
sup {
  font-size: 75%;
  line-height: 0;
  position: relative;
  vertical-align: baseline; }

sub {
  bottom: -3px; }

sup {
  top: -4px; }

/* Text meant only for screen readers. */
.screen-reader-text {
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  position: absolute !important;
  height: 1px;
  width: 1px;
  overflow: hidden; }
  .screen-reader-text:focus {
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    clip: auto !important;
    color: #21759b;
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    height: auto;
    left: 5px;
    line-height: normal;
    padding: 15px 23px 14px;
    text-decoration: none;
    top: 5px;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 100000;
    /* Above WP toolbar. */ }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Forms
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
input[type='text'],
input[type='email'],
input[type='password'],
input[type='search'] {
  background-color: #fff;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) inset;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) inset;
  color: #777;
  font-size: inherit;
  height: 44px;
  margin: 0;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 8px 0;
  text-indent: 10px; }

input[type='submit'] {
  background-color: #0A2540;
  border: 0;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 44px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 20px;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
  transition: all 0.25s linear 0s; }
  input[type='submit']:hover {
    background-color: #1d1d1d;
    color: #fff; }

textarea {
  text-indent: 10px; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.left {
  float: left; }

.right {
  float: right; }

.clear {
  clear: both; }

.hide {
  display: none; }

.hidden {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden; }

.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after,
.widget:before,
.widget:after {
  content: " ";
  display: table; }
.clearfix:after,
.widget:after {
  clear: both; }

.center-block {
  display: block;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto; }

.last {
  margin-right: 0 !important; }

.bb {
  border-bottom: 1px solid; }

.bt {
  border-top: 1px solid; }

.f-normal {
  font-weight: normal; }

.f-bold {
  font-weight: bold; }

.f-italic {
  font-style: italic; }

.t-strike {
  text-decoration: line-through; }

.t-overline {
  text-decoration: overline; }

.t-underline {
  text-decoration: underline; }

.t-left {
  text-align: left; }

.t-right {
  text-align: right; }

.t-center {
  text-align: center; }

.uppercase {
  text-transform: uppercase; }

.transition {
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
  transition: all 0.25s linear 0s; }

.shadow-box {
  background: #fff;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0px 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }

.plane-right,
.plane-left {
  position: relative; }
  .plane-right:before, .plane-right:after,
  .plane-left:before,
  .plane-left:after {
    color: inherit;
    line-height: 1;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; }
  .plane-right:after,
  .plane-left:after {
    content: "\00B7 \00B7 \00B7";
    font-size: 34px;
    margin-top: -16px;
    position: absolute;
    right: -45px; }
  .plane-right:before,
  .plane-left:before {
    content: "\f072";
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-top: -8px;
    right: -60px;
    -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
    /* IE 9 */
    -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
    /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    transform: rotate(45deg); }

.plane-left:after {
  left: -45px;
  right: auto; }
.plane-left:before {
  left: -60px;
  margin-top: -8px;
  right: auto;
  transform: rotate(225deg); }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Header
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.main-header {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: -webkit-sticky;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1000; }

.main-header.sticky {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); }

.admin-bar .main-header {
  top: 32px; }

.mobile-menu {
  z-index: 1001; }

@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {
  .admin-bar .main-header {
    top: 46px; } }

.header {
  border-color: #343434;
  clear: both;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }
  .header .logo {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 40px;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 100%; }
    .header .logo img {
      float: left; }
  .header a {
    color: #fff; }
  .header .header-search {
    display: none; }

.logo-wrap {
  margin: 5px 0;
  max-width: 100%; }

.tagline {
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px; }

.header-ad-widget {
  float: right;
  margin: 15px 0;
  max-width: 85%; }

.social-links a {
  color: #000;
  margin: 0 4px; }

.header-links {
  float: right; }
  .header-links a {
	color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 21px 6px 20px; }

.modal-search {
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
  z-index: 199; }
  .modal-search .searchform {
    margin-bottom: 8px; }
    .modal-search .searchform .s {
      background: transparent;
      box-shadow: none;
      border-bottom: 2px solid #8d8c8c;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 20px;
      text-indent: 0; }
    .modal-search .searchform .search-button {
      background: transparent;
      font-size: 20px;
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      width: 22px; }
  .modal-search .search-close {
    color: #fff;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 28px;
    position: fixed;
    top: 70px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 200; }
  .modal-search .search-term {
    font-size: 12px; }
  .modal-search ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px; }
  .modal-search ::-moz-placeholder {
    /* Firefox 19+ */
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px; }
  .modal-search :-ms-input-placeholder {
    /* IE 10+ */
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px; }
  .modal-search :-moz-placeholder {
    /* Firefox 18- */
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px; }

.modal-search-form {
  color: #fff;
  left: 25%;
  position: fixed;
  text-indent: 15px;
  top: 50%;
  width: 50%; }

.header-search {
  float: right;
  margin-left: 5px;
  position: relative; }

.main-header .search-open {
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  height: 60px;
  padding: 22px 4px;
  width: 20px;
  z-index: 99; }

.top-bar {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 15px 0;
  text-align: center; }
  .top-bar span {
    margin-right: 25px; }

.header-2 .logo-wrap,
.header-8 .logo-wrap,
.header-9 .logo-wrap {
  display: inline-block; }
.header-2 .header-links,
.header-8 .header-links,
.header-9 .header-links {
  float: left; }

.header-7 .header-ad,
.header-8 .header-ad,
.header-9 .header-ad {
  float: right;
  margin: 20px 0;
  text-align: center; }

.header-3 .header-links,
.header-9 .header-links {
  float: left; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Menus
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.menu,
.menu * {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none; }

.main-navigation {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  width: 100%; }
  .main-navigation .header-search {
    display: inline-block; }

.nav-menu {
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center; }
  .nav-menu .menu ul {
    -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
    transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
    background: #0A2540;
    padding: 0;
    position: absolute;
    width: 200px;
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    visibility: hidden;
    -webkit-transform: rotateX(-90deg);
    -moz-transform: rotateX(-90deg);
    -ms-transform: rotateX(-90deg);
    -o-transform: rotateX(-90deg);
    transform: rotateX(-90deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin: top;
    -moz-transform-origin: top;
    -ms-transform-origin: top;
    -o-transform-origin: top;
    transform-origin: top; }
    .nav-menu .menu ul li {
      width: 100%; }
  .nav-menu .menu li ul {
    left: 0;
    top: 100%;
    width: 200px; }
    .nav-menu .menu li ul:before {
      background: #0A2540;
      position: absolute;
      content: '';
      height: 3px;
      left: 0;
      top: -3px;
      width: 100%; }
    .nav-menu .menu li ul ul {
      left: 200px;
      top: 0; }
  .nav-menu .menu li:hover {
    visibility: inherit; }
    .nav-menu .menu li:hover > ul {
      display: block;
      opacity: 1;
      -webkit-transform: rotateX(0);
      -moz-transform: rotateX(0);
      -ms-transform: rotateX(0);
      -o-transform: rotateX(0);
      transform: rotateX(0);
      visibility: visible; }
  .nav-menu .menu a {
    display: block;
    position: relative; }
  .nav-menu ul.menu li li:hover ul {
    border: 0;
    left: 200px;
    top: 0px; }
  .nav-menu .menu > li > a:before,
  .nav-menu .current-menu-item > a:before {
    background: #0A2540;
    bottom: 0;
    content: '';
    height: 3px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
    transition: all 0.25s linear 0s; }
  .nav-menu .menu > li > a:hover:before,
  .nav-menu .menu .current-menu-item > a:before {
    opacity: 1; }
  .nav-menu .menu li.menu-item-has-children > a:before {
    display: none; }
  .nav-menu a {
    color: #fff;
    padding: 21px 2px; }
  .nav-menu .menu > li {
    margin: 0 14px; }
  .nav-menu ul ul a {
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 20px; }
    .nav-menu ul ul a:hover {
      color: #0A2540; }
  .nav-menu ul ul li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #313131; }
  .nav-menu ul li {
    display: inline-block;
    float: left;
    list-style: none;
    position: relative; }
    .nav-menu ul li.megamenu {
      position: static; }
      .nav-menu ul li.megamenu:hover ul {
        display: table; }
      .nav-menu ul li.megamenu .menu-item-has-children a:after {
        display: none; }
      .nav-menu ul li.megamenu .heading > a:after {
        display: block;
        position: absolute;
        background: #313131;
        height: 2px;
        bottom: -4px;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        content: '';
        width: 100%;
        top: auto;
        border: 0; }
      .nav-menu ul li.megamenu > ul {
        display: table;
        table-layout: fixed;
        padding: 20px 0; }
        .nav-menu ul li.megamenu > ul > li {
          border: 0;
          display: table-cell;
          padding-left: 30px;
          padding-right: 30px; }
      .nav-menu ul li.megamenu ul {
        width: 100%; }
        .nav-menu ul li.megamenu ul a {
          padding: 8px 0; }
        .nav-menu ul li.megamenu ul ul {
          background: transparent;
          box-shadow: none;
          opacity: 1;
          padding-top: 10px;
          position: static;
          transform: translate(0, 0);
          visibility: visible; }
          .nav-menu ul li.megamenu ul ul li {
            border: 0;
            width: 100%; }
          .nav-menu ul li.megamenu ul ul:before {
            display: none; }
    .nav-menu ul li ul {
      -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      text-align: left; }
  .nav-menu .menu-item-has-children a {
    padding-right: 14px;
    z-index: 20; }
  .nav-menu .menu-item-has-children ul a:after {
    top: 16px;
    right: 5px;
    border-color: transparent;
    border-left-color: #fff; }
  .nav-menu .menu-item-has-children > a:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: 0;
    margin-top: -4px;
    height: 0;
    width: 0;
    border: 4px solid transparent;
    border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
    transition: all 0.25s linear; }

.main-nav {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-transform: uppercase; }
  .main-nav .nav-menu ul li {
    float: none; }

.menu .menu-item-has-children ul a {
  padding-right: 20px; }
.menu .fa {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 5px;
  margin-top: -0.265em;
  vertical-align: middle; }

.menu-btn {
  display: none; }

.menu-pusher {
  float: left;
  height: 100%;
  left: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.5s;
  transition: all 0.5s; }

.mobile-menu {
  background: #212121;
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  overflow-y: auto;
  visibility: hidden;
  width: 300px;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.5s;
  transition: all 0.5s;
  z-index: 1000; }

.header-1 .main-navigation {
  border-bottom: 0;
  float: right;
  width: auto; }
.header-1 .main-navigation:before {
  display: none; }
.header-1 .main-nav {
  max-width: 100%; }
.header-1 .header {
  text-align: left; }
.header-1 .social-links {
  display: none; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Header 4 - Guardian Style
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.header-4 {
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5; }

.header-4 .guardian-header {
  width: 100%; }

/* Header Top */
.guardian-header-top {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 15px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; }

.guardian-header-top-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; }

.guardian-logo-area {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px; }
  .header-4 .logo img {
    max-height: 40px;
    width: auto; }
  .header-4 .tagline {
    color: #666;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: italic;
    text-transform: none; }

.guardian-top-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px; }

.guardian-search-toggle {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #333;
  padding: 8px;
  transition: color 0.2s; }
  .guardian-search-toggle:hover {
    color: #00B4D8; }

/* Dark Mode Toggle */
.guardian-dark-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center; }

.guardian-dark-checkbox {
  display: none; }

.guardian-dark-label {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 50px;
  height: 26px;
  background: #333;
  border-radius: 13px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.3s;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 5px; }
  .guardian-dark-label .moon,
  .guardian-dark-label .sun {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    z-index: 1; }
  .guardian-dark-label .ball {
    position: absolute;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    top: 3px;
    left: 3px;
    transition: transform 0.3s;
    z-index: 2; }

.guardian-dark-checkbox:checked + .guardian-dark-label .ball {
  transform: translateX(24px); }

.guardian-dark-checkbox:checked + .guardian-dark-label {
  background: #00B4D8; }

/* Navigation Area */
.guardian-nav-area {
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5; }

.guardian-nav-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; }

.guardian-nav-container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex: 1; }

.guardian-menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #333;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 15px 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
  .guardian-menu-toggle i {
    margin-right: 6px; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu {
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: left; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li {
  margin: 0;
  float: none; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 14px;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  white-space: nowrap; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a:hover,
.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .current-menu-item > a {
  color: #00B4D8;
  background: rgba(0, 174, 239, 0.05); }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a:before {
  background: #00B4D8;
  bottom: 0;
  content: '';
  height: 3px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transition: opacity 0.25s; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a:hover:before,
.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .current-menu-item > a:before {
  opacity: 1; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu li.menu-item-has-children > a:before {
  display: none; }

/* Dropdown caret */
.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu-item-has-children > a:after {
  content: '\f107';
  font-family: FontAwesome;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 4px;
  margin-top: -7px;
  font-size: 11px;
  border: none;
  height: auto;
  width: auto;
  transition: transform 0.2s; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li:hover > a:after {
  transform: rotate(180deg); }

/* Dropdown sub-menus */
.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  padding: 8px 0;
  position: absolute;
  width: 220px;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
  transform-origin: top;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1000; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li:hover > ul {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0); }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  float: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f5f5f5; }
  .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none; }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li a {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 400;
  padding: 9px 20px;
  text-transform: none;
  display: block;
  transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s; }
  .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li a:hover {
    color: #00B4D8;
    background: rgba(0, 174, 239, 0.04); }

.guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul:before {
  display: none; }

/* Search Button (in nav bar) */
.guardian-search-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  color: #333;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.2s;
  flex-shrink: 0; }
  .guardian-search-btn:hover {
    color: #00B4D8;
    border-color: #00B4D8;
    background: rgba(0, 174, 239, 0.04); }

/* Search Pane */
.guardian-search-pane {
  display: none;
  background: #f8f8f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  padding: 25px 0; }
  .guardian-search-pane.active {
    display: block; }

.guardian-search-pane-inner {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto; }

.guardian-search-title {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #666;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px; }

.guardian-search-pane .searchform {
  position: relative; }

.guardian-search-pane .searchform .s {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 45px 12px 16px;
  border: 2px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 15px;
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s; }
  .guardian-search-pane .searchform .s:focus {
    border-color: #00B4D8; }

.guardian-search-pane .searchform .search-button {
  position: absolute;
  right: 4px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background: #00B4D8;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: background 0.2s; }
  .guardian-search-pane .searchform .search-button:hover {
    background: #0099d4; }

/* Mobile Panel */
.guardian-mobile-panel {
  display: none;
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid #eee;
  padding: 20px 0; }

.guardian-panel-title {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #333;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px; }

.guardian-social-links a {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-right: 12px;
  transition: color 0.2s; }
  .guardian-social-links a:hover {
    color: #00B4D8; }

/* Dark Mode Overrides */
body.dark-mode,
body.dark-mode .main-header {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  color: #e5e5e5; }
body.dark-mode .header-4 {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-color: #333; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-header-top {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-color: #333; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-color: #333; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-header-top .header-4 .tagline {
  color: #aaa; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a,
body.dark-mode .guardian-search-toggle,
body.dark-mode .guardian-search-btn {
  color: #e5e5e5; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .menu > li > a:hover,
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu .current-menu-item > a {
  color: #00B4D8; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul {
  background: #222;
  border-color: #333;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li {
  border-color: #2e2e2e; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li a {
  color: #ccc; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-nav-area .nav-menu ul ul li a:hover {
  color: #00B4D8;
  background: rgba(0, 174, 239, 0.08); }
body.dark-mode .guardian-search-pane {
  background: #1f1f1f;
  border-color: #333; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-search-pane .searchform .s {
  background: #2a2a2a;
  border-color: #444;
  color: #e5e5e5; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-mobile-panel {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-color: #333; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-panel-title,
body.dark-mode .guardian-search-title {
  color: #ccc; }
body.dark-mode .guardian-social-links a {
  color: #ccc; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Content
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---[ Main Container ]---*/
.main-container {
  background: transparent;
  clear: both;
  overflow: visible;
  width: 100%; }

.main-wrapper {
  clear: both;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#page {
  clear: both;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  width: 100%; }

.container {
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1200px;
  width: 100%; }

.single .boxed-layout #page {
  border: none; }

/*---[ Boxed Layout ]---*/
.boxed-layout {
  background: #fff;
  float: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden; }
  .boxed-layout .header {
    padding-left: 2%;
    padding-right: 2%;
    max-width: 96%;
    width: 100%; }
  .boxed-layout .main-wrapper {
    max-width: 1200px;
    width: 100%; }
  .boxed-layout .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    width: 100%; }

/*---[ Main Content ]---*/
.main-content {
  clear: both;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 100%; }
  .main-content #page {
    float: none;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%; }

.content-area {
  float: left;
  width: 65.82%;
  max-width: 100%; }

.section-heading {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase; }
  .section-heading:before {
    right: 0; }

.title {
  margin-bottom: 15px; }
  .title a {
    color: #000000; }

.page-title {
  font-size: 26px;
  margin: 0 0 20px; }

/*---[ Archives Template ]---*/
.archive-col {
  float: left;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  margin-right: 5%;
  width: 47.5%; }

.archive-col:nth-child(2n) {
  margin-right: 0; }

.archive-col ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 25px; }

.archive-col ul li {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 28px; }

.archive-col a {
  color: #555; }

/*---[ Archives ]---*/
.cat-title-wrap {
  margin-bottom: 45px;
  padding: 45px 0 0;
  text-align: center; }
  .cat-title-wrap .archive-articles-count {
    margin-bottom: 0; }

.archive-articles-count span {
  display: inline-block; }

.category-title {
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0 0 15px; }
  .category-title span {
    color: #0A2540;
    display: block;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 6px 0 0; }
  .search .category-title span {
    display: inline-block; }

.cat-title-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
  @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .cat-title-wrapper {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 10px; } }

.view-all-link {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 8px 20px;
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: background 0.25s ease; }
  .view-all-link:hover {
    background: #1d1d1d;
    color: #fff; }

.taxonomy-description {
  color: #000; }

/*---[ Author Template ]---*/
.page-template-template-authors .author-box {
  margin-bottom: 30px; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Featured
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.fs-wrap {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 100%; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Posts and pages
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.featured-thumbnail {
  float: left;
  position: relative; }

.featured-thumbnail img {
  float: left;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto; }

.featured-thumbnail-bg {
  background-size: cover;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  width: 40%; }

.featured-thumb-gallery {
  width: 100%; }

.featured-single {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }

.featured-single img {
  display: block;
  float: none;
  width: 100%; }

.post-box figure.featured-single img.post-image {
  aspect-ratio: 7 / 4;
  border-radius: 10px;
  object-fit: cover;
  max-width: 100%; }

.post-box figure.featured-single figcaption {
  background: #00B4D8;
  border-left: 15px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 3px;
  bottom: 5%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  left: 0;
  line-height: 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  margin-inline-start: 1rem;
  min-height: 29px;
  min-width: 300px;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  padding-right: 1rem;
  position: absolute; }
  .post-box figure.featured-single figcaption p {
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 16px;
    margin: 0;
    color: #fff; }

.entry-title {
  font-size: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 10px; }

.single-content-wrap .title.entry-title {
  font-weight: 700; }

.hentry,
.search .page,
.comment-respond {
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }

.post-box header,
.attachment header {
  position: relative; }

.post-inner {
  clear: both; color:#080808;
  padding: 30px; }

.post-content {
  font-size: 16px; color:#080808; }

.aside-content {
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 15px 15px 15px 60px;
  position: relative; }
  .aside-content:before {
    border-left: 1px solid #D79F36;
    border-right: 1px solid #D79F36;
    content: '';
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    top: 0;
    left: 30px;
    width: 1px;
    position: absolute; }

.post-meta {
  color: #777;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
  .post-meta a {
    color: inherit;
    font-style: normal; }
  .post-meta span {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    vertical-align: top; }

.post-date,
.post-comments {
  font-style: normal; }

.post-meta .post-comments {
  float: right;
  margin: 8px 0; }
  .post-meta .post-comments a {
    background: #000;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
    border-top-left-radius: 5px;
    border-top-right-radius: 5px;
    color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0 8px;
    position: relative; }
    .post-meta .post-comments a:before {
      border-left: 5px solid transparent;
      border-right: 0 solid transparent;
      border-top: 5px solid #000;
      bottom: -4px;
      content: '';
      display: block;
      height: 0;
      position: absolute;
      transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
      right: 0;
      width: 0; }
    .post-meta .post-comments a:hover:before {
      border-top-color: #0A2540; }
    .post-meta .post-comments a:hover {
      background: #0A2540;
      color: #fff; }

.slider-meta span:before {
  display: none; }

.post-meta-title {
  border: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative; }

.post-meta-top {
  margin-bottom: 10px; }

.post-cats span,
.post-cats a {
  background: #00B4D8;
  border-radius: 20px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  padding: 2px 10px;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
  transition: all 0.25s linear; }

.hentry .post-cats a:hover {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff; }

.post-author span {
  text-transform: capitalize; }
.post-author a {
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: capitalize; }

.cover-container {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative; }

.read-more {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-align:right;
  margin: 0 0 25px; }

.read-more a,
.more-link {
  color: #000;
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase; }
  .read-more a:hover,
  .more-link:hover {
    color: #0A2540; }

.post-footer {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 12px;
  position: relative; }

.post-tags {
  font-size: 14px; }
  .post-tags span {
    display: inline-block;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 12px 0 0; }
  .post-tags a {
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    color: #4b4b4b;
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 5px 7px 0;
    padding: 2px 10px; }
    .post-tags a:hover {
      background: #0A2540;
      color: #ffffff; }

.post-avtar img {
  border-radius: 50%; }

.post-avtar, .post-author-date {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 10px;
  vertical-align: middle; }

.post-author-date .post-author, .post-author-date .post-date {
  display: block;
  text-transform: capitalize; }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	Post Formats
/*-----------------------*/
.loading {
  display: block;
  height: 200px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative; }

.loading .slides {
  opacity: 0; }

.loading div,
.loading ul,
.loading .owl-controls,
.loading .featured-title {
  display: none; }

.loading:before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  background-color: #333;
  margin: 40px auto;
  -webkit-animation: sk-rotatePlane 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;
  animation: sk-rotatePlane 1.2s infinite ease-in-out; }

@-webkit-keyframes sk-rotatePlane {
  0% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg); }
  50% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180.1deg) rotateY(0deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180.1deg) rotateY(0deg); }
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180deg) rotateY(-179.9deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180deg) rotateY(-179.9deg); } }
@keyframes sk-rotatePlane {
  0% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg); }
  50% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180.1deg) rotateY(0deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180.1deg) rotateY(0deg); }
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180deg) rotateY(-179.9deg);
    transform: perspective(120px) rotateX(-180deg) rotateY(-179.9deg); } }
.flexslider {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative; }

.post-box .loading {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }

.post.sticky {
  border: 2px solid #ffeb07; }

.hentry,
.content .page {
  color: #757575;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }

.post-type {
  display: inline-block; }
  .post-type i {
    background: #000;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 11px;
    padding: 6px 0;
    text-align: center;
    width: 23px; }
  .format-standard .post-type i {
    -ms-transform: rotate(40deg);
    -webkit-transform: rotate(40deg);
    transform: rotate(40deg); }
  .format-standard.sticky .post-type i {
    -ms-transform: rotate(0deg);
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
    transform: rotate(0deg); }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	Single
/*-----------------------*/
.full-width {
  margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .full-width .content {
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    padding: 0; }

.content-detail {
  margin-bottom: 30px; }

.single-content-wrap {
  margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .single-content-wrap .post {
    box-shadow: none; }

.single .post {
  margin-bottom: 0; }
  .single .post header {
    padding: 25px 25px 15px; }

.post-meta-single {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 15px 30px; }

.featured-img-page {
  margin: 0 -30px 25px; }

.post-password-form label {
  float: left; }

.error404 .page-content header {
  margin: 0 3%; }

.error-page-content {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 28px;
  padding: 30px;
  text-align: center; }
  .error-page-content .back-to-home {
    background: #0A2540;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
    border-radius: 5px; }
  .error-page-content .fa-frown-o {
    color: #333331;
    font-size: 48px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .error-page-content .s {
    box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) inset; }
  .error-page-content .s,
  .error-page-content .fa {
    height: 50px; }
  .error-page-content .search-button {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0; }

.error-head {
  color: #333331;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  position: relative; }

.error-text {
  color: #0A2540;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 120px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .error-text:before {
    margin: 3px 0 0;
    top: 50%; }
  .error-text:after {
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%); }

.single-title {
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 32px;
  margin: 0 0 5px; }

.page-links {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }

img.size-full,
img.size-large,
img.wp-post-image {
  height: auto;
  max-width: 100%; }

article img.right,
article img.alignright,
.wp-caption.alignright,
.wp-caption.aligncenter,
.wp-caption.alignnone {
  display: block;
  float: right;
  margin: 0.4em 0 1em 1.5em; }

.wp-caption.aligncenter {
  float: none;
  margin: 0 auto 1em;
  max-width: 98%; }

.wp-caption.alignnone {
  float: none;
  margin-left: 0;
  max-width: 98%; }

article img.aligncenter,
article img.alignnone,
.gallery-icon {
  display: block;
  clear: both;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box; }

article img.left,
article img.alignleft,
.wp-caption.alignleft {
  display: block;
  float: left;
  margin: 0.5em 1.5em 1em 0; }

.wp-caption .wp-caption-text,
.gallery-caption,
.entry-caption {
  color: #757575;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 20px;
  margin: 10px 0 5px; }

.wp-caption {
  padding: 4px;
  max-width: 100%; }

.alignleft {
  float: left; }

.alignright {
  float: right; }

.aligncenter {
  display: block;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto; }

.entry-content table {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  width: 100%; }
.entry-content th {
  padding: 6px 10px 6px 0;
  text-transform: uppercase; }
.entry-content td,
.entry-content th {
  border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  padding: 8px 20px; }
.entry-content th {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); }
.entry-content dl {
  margin: 0 30px; }
.entry-content dt {
  font-weight: 700; }
.entry-content dd {
  margin: 0 0 20px; }

.entry-content ol,
.commentlist .comment ol {
  list-style: none;
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
.entry-content ul,
.commentlist .comment ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
.entry-content ul ul,
.entry-content ul ol,
.entry-content ol ul,
.entry-content ol ol,
.commentlist .comment ul ul,
.commentlist .comment ul ol,
.commentlist .comment ol ul,
.commentlist .comment ol ol {
  margin-bottom: 0; }

.entry-content li {
  list-style: none;
  margin-left: 22px;
  position: relative; }
.entry-content ol li {
  list-style: decimal; }
.entry-content ul li {
  list-style: none;
  margin-left: 25px;
  padding: 3px 0; }
  .entry-content ul li:before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 4px;
    left: -25px;
    color: #0A2540;
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
    font-size: 13px;
    text-align: center;
    width: 20px;
    z-index: 1; }
  .entry-content ul li ol li:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0; }
.entry-content ul ul {
  margin-top: 10px; }
.entry-content ul ol {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
.entry-content address {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
.entry-content code {
  font-family: Consolas, Monaco, Lucida Console, monospace; }
.entry-content pre {
  background: #fffdf7;
  border: 1px solid #f0e9c8;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
  overflow: auto;
  white-space: pre;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word; }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	Gallery
/*-----------------------*/
.gallery {
  margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .gallery:after {
    clear: both;
    content: "";
    display: block; }

.gallery-item {
  float: left;
  margin: 0 4px 4px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  vertical-align: top;
  text-align: center; }

.gallery-icon {
  max-width: 100%; }

.gallery-columns-1 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 100%; }

.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 48%;
  max-width: calc(46%); }

.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 32%;
  max-width: calc(29.3%); }

.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 23%;
  max-width: calc(21%); }

.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 19%;
  max-width: calc(16%); }

.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 15%;
  max-width: calc(12.7%); }

.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 13%;
  max-width: calc(10.28%); }

.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 11%;
  max-width: calc(8.5%); }

.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item {
  max-width: 9%;
  max-width: calc(7.1%); }

.gallery-columns-1 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(1n),
.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(2n),
.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(3n),
.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(4n),
.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(5n),
.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(6n),
.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(7n),
.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(8n),
.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item:nth-of-type(9n) {
  margin-right: 0; }

.gallery-columns-1.gallery-size-medium figure.gallery-item:nth-of-type(1n+1),
.gallery-columns-1.gallery-size-thumbnail figure.gallery-item:nth-of-type(1n+1),
.gallery-columns-2.gallery-size-thumbnail figure.gallery-item:nth-of-type(2n+1),
.gallery-columns-3.gallery-size-thumbnail figure.gallery-item:nth-of-type(3n+1) {
  clear: left; }

.gallery-caption {
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  max-height: 50%;
  opacity: 0;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  text-align: left;
  width: 100%; }
  .gallery-caption:before {
    content: "";
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 49px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%; }

.gallery-item:hover .gallery-caption {
  opacity: 1; }

.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-caption,
.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-caption,
.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-caption {
  display: none; }

.post-content blockquote {
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 10px 0 20px;
  padding: 0 30px; }

.post-format-content .wp-video {
  margin: 0 auto; }
.post-format-content iframe {
  width: 100%; }

.single-post-ad {
  clear: both;
  margin: 0 0 25px; }

/*---[ Breadcrumbs ]---*/
.breadcrumbs {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 15px 25px; }
  .breadcrumbs span {
    display: inline-block; }
  .breadcrumbs a {
    color: #333; }
  .breadcrumbs i {
    margin-right: 4px; }

/*---[ Author Box ]---*/
.author-box {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 30px;
  text-align: center; }
  .author-box h4 {
    margin: 0; }
  .author-box h5 {
    font-size: 16px; }
  .author-box img {
    border-radius: 50%; }

.author-box-avtar {
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  max-width: 100px;
  width: 14.2%; }

.author-head {
  overflow: hidden; }

.author-info-container {
  margin-left: 0;
  overflow: hidden; }

.archive-articles-count {
  background: #0A2540;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  position: relative; }
  .archive-articles-count:after {
    color: #000; }
  .archive-articles-count:before {
    color: #000; }
  .archive-articles-count span:after {
    color: #000;
    left: -55px; }
  .archive-articles-count span:before {
    color: #000;
    left: -70px; }

.author-social a {
  color: #000;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 6px; }
  .author-social a:hover {
    color: #fff; }

.author-website a:hover {
  color: #333; }

.author-facebook a:hover {
  color: #395aa1; }

.author-twitter a:hover {
  color: #17a8dd; }

.author-google-plus a:hover {
  color: #fc5656; }

.author-linkedin a:hover {
  color: #017eb4; }

.author-pinterest a:hover {
  color: #cc2127; }

.author-dribbble a:hover {
  color: #ef5b92; }

.author-desc-box {
  border: 0;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: center; }
  .author-desc-box h5 {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 26px;
    margin-bottom: 10px; }

.author-box-title {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 15px 20px; }

.author-avtar {
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  width: 100px; }
  .author-avtar img {
    float: none; }

.author-page-info {
  color: #333;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 96%;
  position: relative;
  width: 630px; }

.author-desc {
  margin: 0 0 20px; }

/*---[ Read Also ]---*/
.read-also {
  clear: both;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 40px; }
  .read-also .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .read-also-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 0 -10px; }
  .read-also-item {
    flex: 1 1 0;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 0 10px; }
    .read-also-item + .read-also-item {
      border-left: 1px solid #eee; }
  .read-also-item a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit; }
  .read-also-thumbnail {
    margin-bottom: 10px; }
    .read-also-thumbnail img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto; }
  .read-also-title {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin: 0; }
    .read-also-title:hover {
      color: #00B4D8; }

/*---[ Related Posts ]---*/
.related-posts {
  clear: both;
  position: relative; }
  .related-posts .post header {
    padding: 0; }
  .related-posts .entry-title {
    font-size: 20px; }
  .related-posts .post {
    margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .related-posts .post-inner {
    padding: 20px; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Layouts
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.left-sidebar .content-area {
  float: right; }
.left-sidebar .sidebar {
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 30px; }

.no-sidebar .content {
  margin: 0; }
.no-sidebar .content-area {
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%; }
.no-sidebar.cb .content-area {
  float: none;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  max-width: 770px; }

.flayout .content-area {
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%; }
.single .flayout .content-area, .page .flayout .content-area {
  float: none;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  max-width: 770px; }
.page-template .flayout .content-area {
  max-width: 100%; }

.grid-post {
  margin-right: 4%;
  float: left;
  width: 48%; }
  .grid-post:nth-of-type(2n) {
    margin-right: 0; }

.list-post .has-post-thumbnail .post-inner {
  clear: none;
  margin-left: 40%; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Navigation
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---[ Post Navigation ]---*/
.navigation {
  clear: both;
  display: block; }

/*---[ Pagination ]---*/
.pagination,
.norm-pagination {
  color: #757575;
  clear: both;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 30px 0;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase; }

.pagination span,
.pagination a {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0 10px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0 10px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  box-shadow: 0px 0 10px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  color: inherit;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 10px 0 0;
  padding: 8px 15px; }

.pagination .current,
.pagination .current-post-page,
.pagination a:hover {
  color: #fff; }

.norm-pagination a {
  margin: 0; }
.norm-pagination .nav-previous a {
  float: left; }
.norm-pagination .nav-next a {
  float: right; }

.page-links-title {
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0 10px 0 0; }

.post-navigation {
  display: table;
  position: relative;
  table-layout: fixed;
  width: 100%; }
  .post-navigation a {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 26px; }
    .post-navigation a:hover {
      color: #fff;
      text-decoration: underline; }

.post-navigation .post-nav-links,
.image-navigation .post-nav-links {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  display: table-cell;
  float: none;
  min-height: 135px;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  width: 100%; }
.post-navigation span,
.image-navigation span {
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 5px; }
.post-navigation .prev-link,
.post-navigation .next-link,
.image-navigation .prev-link,
.image-navigation .next-link {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 30px 60px;
  position: relative; }
.post-navigation .post-nav-link-bg,
.image-navigation .post-nav-link-bg {
  background: #000;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.4;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%; }
.post-navigation .post-nav-link-thumb,
.image-navigation .post-nav-link-thumb {
  float: left;
  margin-right: 15px; }
.post-navigation .next-link-wrapper .post-nav-link-thumb,
.image-navigation .next-link-wrapper .post-nav-link-thumb {
  float: right;
  margin-left: 15px;
  margin-right: 0; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Comments
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*	10. Comments
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.comments-area {
  clear: both;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  padding: 30px; }
  .comments-area .avatar {
    float: left;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-right: 2%;
    border-radius: 50%; }

.commentlist {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative; }
  .commentlist .comment,
  .commentlist .pingback {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    width: 100%; }
  .commentlist > li:last-child .comment-body {
    border-bottom: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0; }
  .commentlist .pingback .comment-body {
    padding: 0 0 30px; }
  .commentlist .comment-body {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    padding-bottom: 30px; }
  .commentlist .comment .children {
    margin-left: 10%;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-top: 0;
    width: 90%; }
  .commentlist .children li {
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%; }
  .commentlist .comment-respond {
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    box-shadow: none;
    margin-bottom: 30px; }

.bypostauthor .comment-body {
  background: #f8f8f8;
  padding: 30px; }

.comment-summary {
  overflow: hidden; }

.comment-author {
  margin-bottom: 15px; }

.fn {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600; }
  .fn a {
    color: #333; }

.comment-meta {
  float: right;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600; }
  .comment-meta a {
    color: #aaa; }

.comment-text {
  overflow: hidden; }

.commentnavi {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  padding-top: 30px; }

.commentnavi-1 {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
  border-top: 0;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  padding: 0 0 30px; }

.comment-reply-link {
  border: 1px solid #333;
  color: #000;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 3px 12px; }
  .comment-reply-link:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background: #0A2540; }

.comment-reply-title {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 20px;
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase; }

.comment-respond {
  padding: 30px; }

.comment-form {
  margin: 15px 0 0; }
  .comment-form p {
    margin: 0 0 15px;
    position: relative; }
  .comment-form label {
    display: none; }
  .comment-form input::placeholder,
  .comment-form textarea::placeholder {
    color: #7f7f7f;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase; }
  .comment-form .form-submit {
    clear: both;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    overflow: hidden; }
  .comment-form .comment-form-comment {
    clear: both;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%; }
  .comment-form .comment-form-author {
    margin-right: 2%; }
  .comment-form input,
  .comment-form textarea {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
    box-shadow: none;
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    margin: 4px 0 0;
    padding: 10px 0; }
  .comment-form textarea {
    width: 100%; }
  .comment-form .required {
    color: #dc0413; }
  .comment-form .submit {
    background-color: #0A2540;
    border: 0;
    padding: 8px 32px;
    text-transform: uppercase; }

.comment-form-author,
.comment-form-email,
.comment-form-url {
  float: left;
  width: 49%; }
  .comment-form-author input,
  .comment-form-email input,
  .comment-form-url input {
    width: 100%; }

.comment-form-url {
  clear: both;
  width: 100%; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Widgets
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.widget-title {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative; }
  .widget-title:before,
  .tabs li:before {
    right: 15px; }

.widget-title:before,
.section-heading:before {
  background: #0A2540;
  content: "";
  height: 5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 45px; }

.widget {
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  position: relative; }
  .widget li {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 15px 20px;
    position: relative; }
    .widget li:before {
      color: #0A2540;
      content: "\f054";
      font-family: 'FontAwesome';
      font-size: 12px;
      position: absolute;
      display: block;
      left: -20px;
      line-height: 1;
      top: 6.5px;
      -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear 0s;
      transition: all 0.25s linear 0s; }
  .widget .children,
  .widget .sub-menu {
    margin-top: 7px;
    padding-left: 20px; }
    .widget .children li:last-child,
    .widget .sub-menu li:last-child {
      border-bottom: 0;
      padding-bottom: 0; }
  .widget .sub-menu
  .sub-menu
  .sub-menu
  .sub-menu {
    padding-left: 0; }
    .widget .sub-menu
    .sub-menu
    .sub-menu
    .sub-menu li {
      margin-left: 0; }
  .widget .menu li {
    float: none; }
  .widget .menu .menu-item-has-children > a:after {
    display: none; }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*	12. Widgets
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-----------------------*/
/*	12.1. Default Widgets
/*-----------------------*/
.widget_categories .cat-item a {
  display: block; }

.cat-count {
  display: inline-block;
  float: right;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 16px;
  margin: 5px 0 0; }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	12.2. Search Form
/*-----------------------*/
.searchform {
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }
  .searchform fieldset {
    color: #888;
    position: relative; }
  .searchform .search-submit {
    display: none; }
  .searchform .s {
    float: left;
    padding-right: 54px;
    width: 100%; }

.search-button {
  background: #0A2540;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 0;
  height: 44px;
  width: 44px;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
  transition: all 0.25s linear; }
  .search-button:hover {
    background: #000; }
  .sidebar .search-button, .footer .search-button {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0; }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	12.3. Tags Widget
/*-----------------------*/
.sidebar .tagcloud {
  overflow: hidden; }

.tagcloud a {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.027);
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  margin: 0 5px 5px 0;
  padding: 5px 12px 5px 12px;
  position: relative; }
  .tagcloud a:hover {
    background: #3a3a3a;
    color: #fff !important; }

/*-----------------------*/
/*	12.5. Calendar Widget
/*-----------------------*/
#wp-calendar {
  background: #f3f3f3;
  width: 100%; }
  #wp-calendar caption,
  #wp-calendar th,
  #wp-calendar td {
    text-align: center; }
  #wp-calendar th {
    background: rgba(255, 136, 16, 0.6);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 0; }
  #wp-calendar td {
    padding: 10px 0; }
  #wp-calendar caption {
    background: #0A2540;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-transform: uppercase; }
  #wp-calendar tbody tr:nth-child(2n) {
    background: #f9f9f9; }
  #wp-calendar tfoot a {
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase; }
  #wp-calendar tfoot tr td {
    padding-left: 10px;
    text-align: left; }
  #wp-calendar td#today a {
    color: #ffffff !important; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Sidebar
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*	11. Sidebar
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.sidebar {
  background: transparent;
  float: left;
  padding-left: 30px;
  width: 34.18%; }
  .sidebar a {
    color: inherit; }
    .sidebar a:hover {
      color: #0A2540; }
  .sidebar .widget_categories select,
  .sidebar .widget_archive select {
    margin: 25px;
    width: auto; }

.sidebar-widget {
  list-style: none;
  margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .sidebar-widget .widget-title {
    background-color: #333331;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding: 15px; }
  .sidebar-widget li:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0; }
  .sidebar-widget > div,
  .sidebar-widget > ul,
  .sidebar-widget .searchform {
    padding: 25px; }

.sidebar-widget,
.sidebar .tabs-widget {
  background-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Footer
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*	9. Footer
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.footer {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
  clear: both;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative; }
  .footer a {
    color: #fff; }
    .footer a:hover {
      color: #fff; }

.footer-bg-img {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0; }

.footer-links {
  background: #06080B;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 15px 0; }
  .footer-links a {
    color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 15px; }
  .footer-links .fa {
    margin-right: 12px; }
  .footer-links .social-link-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase; }

.footer-top-widget {
  float: left;
  width: 100%; }

.footer-widgets {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #22201B;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 40px 0 20px;
  width: 100%; }

.footer-widget {
  float: left; }
  .footer-widget .widget-title {
    color: #000; }
  .footer-widget .widget li {
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
  .footer-widget .widget-title:before {
    right: 0;
    top: 6px;
    width: 32px; }
  .footer-widget .widget-cats a {
    color: #fff; }
  .footer-widget .categories-widget li {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); }

.footer-columns-4 .footer-widget {
  margin-right: 2%;
  width: 23.5%; }

.footer-columns-3 .footer-widget {
  margin: 0 2% 0 0;
  width: 32%; }

.footer-columns-2 .footer-widget {
  margin: 0 2% 0 0;
  width: 49%; }

.footer-columns-1 .footer-widget {
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%; }

.copyright {
  color: #ccc;
  padding: 15px 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }

.copyright-text {
  float: left; }
  .copyright-text p {
    margin: 0; }

.footer-menu {
  float: right; }
  .footer-menu li {
    float: left;
    margin-left: 15px; }
  .footer-menu a {
    color: #ccc; }
    .footer-menu a:hover {
      color: #fff; }

.back-to-top {
  cursor: pointer;
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 8em;
  right: 25px;
  color: #000;
  background-color: rgba(235, 235, 235, 0.8);
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 10px 15px;
  display: none;
  border-radius: 40px; }
  .back-to-top:hover {
    background-color: rgba(135, 135, 135, 0.5); }
  .back-to-top .icon-angle-up {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 24px; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Slider
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* 
 *  Owl Carousel - Animate Plugin
 */
.owl-carousel .animated {
  -webkit-animation-duration: 1000ms;
  animation-duration: 1000ms;
  -webkit-animation-fill-mode: both;
  animation-fill-mode: both; }
.owl-carousel .owl-animated-in {
  z-index: 0; }
.owl-carousel .owl-animated-out {
  z-index: 1; }

.owl-carousel .fadeOut {
  -webkit-animation-name: fadeOut;
  animation-name: fadeOut; }

@-webkit-keyframes fadeOut {
  0% {
    opacity: 1; }
  100% {
    opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes fadeOut {
  0% {
    opacity: 1; }
  100% {
    opacity: 0; } }
/* 
 * 	Owl Carousel - Auto Height Plugin
 */
.owl-height {
  -webkit-transition: height 500ms ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: height 500ms ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: height 500ms ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: height 500ms ease-in-out;
  transition: height 500ms ease-in-out; }

/* 
 *  Core Owl Carousel CSS File
 */
.owl-carousel {
  display: none;
  width: 100%;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  /* position relative and z-index fix webkit rendering fonts issue */
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1; }
  .owl-carousel .owl-stage {
    position: relative;
    -ms-touch-action: pan-Y; }
    .owl-carousel .owl-stage:after {
      content: ".";
      display: block;
      clear: both;
      visibility: hidden;
      line-height: 0;
      height: 0; }
  .owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* fix for flashing background */
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); }
  .owl-carousel .owl-controls .owl-nav .owl-prev,
  .owl-carousel .owl-controls .owl-nav .owl-next,
  .owl-carousel .owl-controls .owl-dot {
    cursor: pointer;
    cursor: hand;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -khtml-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    user-select: none; }
  .owl-carousel.owl-loaded {
    display: block; }
  .owl-carousel.owl-loading {
    opacity: 0;
    display: block; }
  .owl-carousel.owl-hidden {
    opacity: 0; }
  .owl-carousel .owl-refresh .owl-item {
    display: none; }
  .owl-carousel .owl-item {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 1px;
    float: left;
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    user-select: none; }
    .owl-carousel .owl-item img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d; }
  .owl-carousel.owl-text-select-on .owl-item {
    -webkit-user-select: auto;
    -moz-user-select: auto;
    -ms-user-select: auto;
    user-select: auto; }
  .owl-carousel .owl-grab {
    cursor: move;
    cursor: -webkit-grab;
    cursor: -o-grab;
    cursor: -ms-grab;
    cursor: grab; }
  .owl-carousel.owl-rtl {
    direction: rtl; }
    .owl-carousel.owl-rtl .owl-item {
      float: right; }

/* No Js */
.no-js .owl-carousel {
  display: block; }

/* 
 * 	Owl Carousel - Lazy Load Plugin
 */
.owl-carousel .owl-item .owl-lazy {
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 400ms ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 400ms ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 400ms ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 400ms ease;
  transition: opacity 400ms ease; }
.owl-carousel .owl-item img {
  transform-style: preserve-3d; }

.owl-controls .owl-dot,
.owl-controls .owl-nav div {
  cursor: pointer; }
.owl-controls .owl-dot {
  display: inline-block; }
  .owl-controls .owl-dot span {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: block;
    height: 9px;
    margin: 0 3px;
    text-indent: -9999px;
    width: 9px; }
  .owl-controls .owl-dot.active span, .owl-controls .owl-dot:hover span {
    background: #fff; }

.owl-nav.disabled {
  display: none; }

.owl-dots {
  bottom: 22px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 10; }

.owl-prev,
.owl-next {
  background: #262626;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 0 12px 3px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%); }

.owl-next {
  left: auto;
  right: 0; }

.owl-theme .owl-controls .owl-dot {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  zoom: 1;
  *display: inline;
  /*IE7 life-saver */ }

.slider-meta span {
  color: #fff;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
  transition: all 0.25s linear; }
.slider-meta .post-cats {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  padding-left: 7px; }

.slider-cat span {
  font-weight: 700; }

.f-thumb,
.f-thumb:hover {
  color: #848484;
  margin: 0; }

.featuredslider {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding: 10px;
  position: relative; }
  .featuredslider .post-inner {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 75%; }
  .featuredslider .f-title {
    color: inherit; }
  .featuredslider .post-meta {
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase; }
  .featuredslider .post-cats span {
    color: #fff; }
  .featuredslider .post-author {
    text-transform: capitalize; }
    .featuredslider .post-author span {
      color: #fff;
      font-style: italic;
      text-transform: lowercase; }
  .featuredslider .post-cats {
    color: #fff; }
  .featuredslider .read-more {
    display: block;
    margin: 15px 0 0; }
    .featuredslider .read-more span {
      color: #fff;
      position: relative; }
  .featuredslider .slider-inner {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 30px;
    text-align: center;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.25s linear;
    transition: all 0.25s linear; }
	.featuredslider .plane-right:after,
	.featuredslider .plane-left:after {
		margin-top: -14px;
	}

.cover-box {
  margin: -30px 0 30px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative; }

.cover-image {
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: 50% 0;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  min-height: 500px;
  position: relative; }

.cover-text {
  float: left;
  padding: 0 0 20px; }
  .cover-text a {
    color: #ffffff; }

.cover-heading {
  bottom: 0;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%; }

.cover-box-inner {
  padding: 30px 30px 0; }
  .cover-box-inner .entry-title {
    margin-bottom: 15px; }
  .cover-box-inner .post-meta-single {
    border-bottom: 0;
    padding: 0; }

.f-title {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 10px; }

.carousel .owl-stage-outer {
  overflow: visible; }
.carousel .f-title {
  font-size: 32px; }
.carousel .post-inner {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  padding: 30px 50px;
  text-align: center; }
.carousel .slider-inner {
  color: #fff;
  left: 30px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 30px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(0px, -50%); }
.carousel .read-more {
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 0; }
.carousel .post-meta {
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .carousel .post-meta a {
    color: #fff; }
.carousel .post-cats,
.carousel .post-cats span {
  color: #fff; }
.carousel .post-date {
  margin-left: 10px; }
  .carousel .post-date:before {
    content: "-";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: -10px; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Plugins
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-----------------------*/
/*	11.1. Contact Form 7
/*-----------------------*/
.wpcf7 input[type="text"],
.wpcf7 input[type="email"],
.wpcf7 input[type="url"],
.wpcf7 input[type="tel"],
.wpcf7 input[type="date"],
.wpcf7 input[type="number"],
.wpcf7 textarea {
  background: #f2f2f2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 8px 10px; }

.wpcf7-submit {
  background: #262626;
  border: 0;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase; }

.wpcf7-submit:hover {
  background: #000; }

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## AEO Answer Box
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-aeo-section {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.Techpendium-answer-box {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-left: 4px solid #0A2540;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  padding: 20px 25px;
}

.Techpendium-answer-box .Techpendium-answer-question {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-transform: none;
}

.Techpendium-answer-box .Techpendium-answer-text p {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.Techpendium-answer-box .Techpendium-answer-text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.Techpendium-last-updated {
  background: #e3edff;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #0A2540;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 13px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
}

.Techpendium-last-updated time {
  font-weight: 600;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## AEO — Table of Contents
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-toc {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  padding: 20px 25px;
}

.Techpendium-toc-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.Techpendium-toc-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.Techpendium-toc-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 6px 0;
}

.Techpendium-toc-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.Techpendium-toc-list a {
  color: #0A2540;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.Techpendium-toc-list a:hover {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## AEO — FAQ
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-faq-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.Techpendium-faq-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.Techpendium-faq-question {
  color: #000;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.Techpendium-faq-answer {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Social Share Buttons
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-share-wrapper {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 20px 30px;
}

.Techpendium-share-label {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.Techpendium-share-buttons {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
}

.Techpendium-share-btn {
  align-items: center;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 36px;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
  width: 36px;
}

.Techpendium-share-btn:hover {
  color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.85;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.Techpendium-share-btn .fa {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.Techpendium-share-facebook {
  background: #1877f2;
}

.Techpendium-share-twitter {
  background: #000;
}

.Techpendium-share-linkedin {
  background: #0a66c2;
}

.Techpendium-share-pinterest {
  background: #e60023;
}

.Techpendium-share-whatsapp {
  background: #25d366;
}

.Techpendium-share-email {
  background: #888;
}

.Techpendium-share-copy {
  background: #666;
  position: relative;
}

.Techpendium-share-copy.copied {
  background: #4caf50;
}

.Techpendium-copy-tooltip {
  background: #333;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 11px;
  left: 50%;
  opacity: 0;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -28px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.Techpendium-share-copy.copied .Techpendium-copy-tooltip {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

.Techpendium-share-copy.copied .fa-link:before {
  content: "\f00c";
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## About Section
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.about-section-wrapper {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  clear: both;
  display: block;
  float: none;
  padding: 60px 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.about-section-inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 40px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 900px;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-handshake-badge {
  align-items: center;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #00B4D8, #0A2540 70%, #06192e);
  border: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(10, 37, 64, 0.35);
  display: flex;
  height: 200px;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
}

.about-handshake-badge:before,
.about-handshake-badge:after {
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
}

.about-handshake-badge:before {
  animation: Techpendium-spin 24s linear infinite;
  border: 2px dashed rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.45);
  inset: -14px;
}

.about-handshake-badge:after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.2);
  inset: -30px;
}

.about-handshake-icon {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 84px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.about-section-content {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 280px;
}

.about-section-heading {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-section-text {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-section-text p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-section-text p + p {
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.about-toggle-btn {
  background: none;
  border: 2px solid #0A2540;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #0A2540;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.about-toggle-btn:hover {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
}

.about-section-button.read-more {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-section-button.read-more a.more-link {
  background: #0A2540;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.about-section-button.read-more a.more-link:hover {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .about-section-inner {
    text-align: left;
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Contact Form
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-contact-wrapper {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 600px;
  padding: 20px 0;
}

.Techpendium-contact-success,
.Techpendium-contact-error {
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  padding: 14px 20px;
}

.Techpendium-contact-success {
  background: #d4edda;
  border: 1px solid #c3e6cb;
  color: #155724;
}

.Techpendium-contact-error {
  background: #f8d7da;
  border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;
  color: #721c24;
}

.Techpendium-contact-form .Techpendium-cf-field {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.Techpendium-cf-hp {
  left: -9999px;
  position: absolute;
}

.Techpendium-contact-form label {
  color: #000;
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.Techpendium-contact-form label .required {
  color: #0A2540;
}

.Techpendium-contact-form input[type="text"],
.Techpendium-contact-form input[type="email"],
.Techpendium-contact-form textarea {
  background: #f2f2f2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  width: 100%;
}

.Techpendium-contact-form input[type="text"]:focus,
.Techpendium-contact-form input[type="email"]:focus,
.Techpendium-contact-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: #0A2540;
  outline: none;
}

.Techpendium-cf-checkbox label {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 14px;
  gap: 8px;
  text-transform: none;
}

.Techpendium-cf-checkbox input[type="checkbox"] {
  width: auto;
}

.Techpendium-cf-submit {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.Techpendium-cf-btn {
  background: #0A2540;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  padding: 12px 40px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.Techpendium-cf-btn:hover {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Homepage
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.home-hero {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  padding: 50px 40px;
  text-align: center;
}

.home-hero-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.home-hero-text {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin: 0 auto 25px;
  max-width: 700px;
}

.home-hero-cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.home-cta-btn {
  background: #0A2540;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  padding: 12px 30px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.home-cta-btn:hover {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.home-cta-secondary {
  background: #0A2540;
}

.home-cta-secondary:hover {
  background: #00B4D8;
}

.home-section-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #0A2540;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.home-contact-cta {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  padding: 40px;
  text-align: center;
}

.home-contact-cta p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 0 auto 25px;
  max-width: 600px;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## About Page
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.about-expertise,
.about-credentials,
.about-services-cta,
.about-faq,
.about-education,
.about-mission,
.about-beyond {
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.about-expertise h2,
.about-credentials h2,
.about-services-cta h2,
.about-faq h2,
.about-education h2,
.about-mission h2,
.about-beyond h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.credentials-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
}

.credential-item {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  padding: 25px;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .credential-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 10px);
  }
}

.credential-icon {
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.credential-item h3 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 10px 0 8px;
}

.credential-item p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

.about-services-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding: 0;
}

.about-services-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
}

.about-services-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Service Pages (SEO, YouTube SEO, Web Design)
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.service-intro,
.service-packages,
.service-howto,
.service-tools,
.service-cta {
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.service-intro h2,
.service-packages h2,
.service-howto h2,
.service-tools h2,
.service-cta h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.packages-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
}

.package-item {
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  padding: 25px;
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.package-item:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .package-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 10px);
  }
}

.package-item h3 {
  color: #0A2540;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.package-item p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}

.howto-steps {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 15px;
}

.howto-step {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-left: 3px solid #0A2540;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 20px;
}

.howto-step h3 {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.howto-step p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}

.service-tools ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.service-tools li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
}

.service-tools li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.service-cta {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 35px;
  text-align: center;
}

.service-cta p {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Contact Page
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.contact-intro,
.contact-services,
.contact-details,
.contact-form-section,
.contact-cta-extra {
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.contact-intro h2,
.contact-services h2,
.contact-details h2,
.contact-form-section h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-details-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.contact-details-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
  font-size: 14px;
  padding: 10px 0;
}

.contact-details-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.contact-details-list strong {
  color: #000;
  min-width: 140px;
}

.contact-services-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
}

.contact-service-item {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .contact-service-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(33.333% - 14px);
  }
}

.contact-service-item h3 {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.contact-service-item h3 a {
  color: #0A2540;
}

.contact-service-item h3 a:hover {
  color: #000;
}

.contact-service-item p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

.contact-cta-extra {
  text-align: center;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## AJAX Live Search
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-ajax-results {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  display: none;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 100%;
  z-index: 999;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-results.active {
  display: block;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-results.loading {
  min-height: 50px;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-results.loading:after {
  animation: Techpendium-spin 0.8s linear infinite;
  border: 2px solid #e0e0e0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border-top-color: #0A2540;
  content: "";
  height: 24px;
  left: 50%;
  margin: 13px 0 0 -12px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 24px;
}

@keyframes Techpendium-spin {
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

.Techpendium-ajax-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  margin: 0;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-item a {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.15s;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-item.active a,
.Techpendium-ajax-item a:hover {
  background: #f8f9fa;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-thumb {
  flex: 0 0 50px;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-thumb img {
  border-radius: 3px;
  display: block;
  height: 50px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 50px;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-info {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-meta {
  color: #999;
  font-size: 12px;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-view-all {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  text-align: center;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-view-all a {
  color: #0A2540;
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.Techpendium-ajax-view-all a:hover {
  background: #f8f9fa;
}

/* Modal search overrides for AJAX dropdown */
.modal-search .searchform {
  position: relative;
}

.modal-search .Techpendium-ajax-results {
  background: #fff;
  left: 50%;
  max-width: 500px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 60px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 100%;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Homepage: Latest News (MTN Newsroom style)
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.home-latest-news {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  text-align: center;
}

.latest-news-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
}

.latest-news-tabs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.latest-news-tab {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: #222;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  padding: 7px 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.latest-news-tab:hover {
  border-color: #0A2540;
  color: #0A2540;
}

.latest-news-tab.is-active {
  background: #000;
  border-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Show only the active category by default (matches the JS on first load) */
.home-featured-cats .latest-news-item,
.home-news-filtered .latest-news-item {
  display: none;
}
.home-featured-cats .latest-news-tab.is-active {
  background: #000;
  border-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.latest-news-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  text-align: left;
}

.latest-news-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.latest-news-link {
  display: block;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 18px 4px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, padding-left 0.2s ease;
}

.latest-news-thumb {
  flex: 0 0 100px;
  order: -1;
}

.latest-news-thumb img {
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: block;
  height: 100px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100px;
}

.latest-news-link:hover {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  padding-left: 12px;
}

.latest-news-meta {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.latest-news-badge {
  background: #0A2540;
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.latest-news-date {
  color: #999;
  display: none;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.latest-news-item-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.latest-news-link:hover .latest-news-item-title {
  color: #0A2540;
}

.latest-news-excerpt {
  color: #555;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.latest-news-excerpt p {
  margin: 0;
}

.latest-news-more {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 12px 26px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.latest-news-more:hover {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .latest-news-tab {
    padding: 6px 10px;
  }

  .latest-news-item {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .latest-news-thumb {
    flex-basis: 74px;
  }

  .latest-news-thumb img {
    height: 74px;
    width: 74px;
  }

  .latest-news-item-title {
    font-size: 15px;
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Sidebar: Sticky + Most Read + CTA boxes
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Desktop: keep the sidebar stuck below the sticky header. When the sidebar
   is taller than the viewport it becomes an internal scroll container
   (sidebar-scrollable) so every widget stays reachable. */
.sidebar:not(.sidebar-no-sticky) {
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--Techpendium-sticky-top, 96px);
}

.admin-bar .sidebar:not(.sidebar-no-sticky) {
  top: calc(var(--Techpendium-sticky-top, 96px) + 32px);
}

.sidebar.sidebar-scrollable {
  max-height: calc(100vh - var(--Techpendium-sticky-top, 96px));
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.admin-bar .sidebar.sidebar-scrollable {
  max-height: calc(100vh - var(--Techpendium-sticky-top, 96px) - 32px);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .sidebar:not(.sidebar-no-sticky),
  .sidebar.sidebar-scrollable {
    position: static;
    max-height: none;
    overflow-y: visible;
  }
}

.Techpendium-most-read .widget-title {
  background: #0A2540;
}

.Techpendium-popular-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 25px;
}

.Techpendium-popular-item {
  align-items: flex-start;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 0;
}

.Techpendium-popular-item + .Techpendium-popular-item {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.Techpendium-popular-thumb {
  flex: 0 0 74px;
}

.Techpendium-popular-thumb img {
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: block;
}

.Techpendium-popular-title {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.Techpendium-popular-title a {
  color: #000;
}

.Techpendium-popular-title a:hover {
  color: #0A2540;
}

.Techpendium-popular-date {
  color: #999;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.sidebar-cta-box {
  background: #0A2540;
}

.sidebar-cta-inner {
  padding: 25px;
  text-align: center;
}

.sidebar-cta-whatsapp {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #25d366 0%, #128c7e 100%);
}

.sidebar-cta-submit {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0A2540 0%, #00B4D8 100%);
}

.sidebar-cta-icon {
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.sidebar-cta-title {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.sidebar-cta-inner p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.sidebar-cta-btn {
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #0A2540;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.sidebar-cta-whatsapp .sidebar-cta-btn {
  color: #128c7e;
}

.sidebar-cta-btn:hover {
  background: #0A2540;
  color: #fff;
}

.sidebar-cta-whatsapp .sidebar-cta-btn:hover {
  background: #fff;
  color: #128c7e;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Inline Related Posts (in single post content)
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-inline-related {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin: 35px 0;
  padding: 25px;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-title {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #0A2540;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 15px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-item {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-item:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-thumb {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-thumb img {
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-noimg {
  align-items: center;
  background: #e3edff;
  display: flex;
  height: 120px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-noimg .fa {
  color: #0A2540;
  font-size: 34px;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-content {
  padding: 12px 14px;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-item-title {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-item-title a {
  color: #000;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-item-title a:hover {
  color: #0A2540;
}

.Techpendium-inline-related-date {
  color: #999;
  font-size: 12px;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .Techpendium-inline-related-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Contact CTA (single posts & pages)
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-contact-cta {
  clear: both;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 40px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 760px;
  text-align: left;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-badge {
  flex: 0 0 200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-badge .about-handshake-badge {
  height: 170px;
  width: 170px;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-badge .about-handshake-icon {
  font-size: 72px;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-content {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-content .home-section-title {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.Techpendium-contact-cta-content p {
  margin: 0 auto 25px;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .Techpendium-contact-cta-inner {
    gap: 25px;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Google AdSense ad slots
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.Techpendium-ad {
  margin: 20px 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.Techpendium-ad ins {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.Techpendium-ad-top {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.Techpendium-ad-home {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
}

.Techpendium-ad-footer {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
}

.sidebar .Techpendium-ad-sidebar {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
## Mobile refinements
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .home-hero {
    padding: 32px 20px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .home-hero-title {
    font-size: 23px;
  }

  .home-hero-text {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .home-cta-btn {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
  }
}