/* ============================================================
   COMMON.CSS — shared across every page (reset, tokens, layout
   primitives, sidebar, pagination, tool grid, blog card).
   Page-specific rules stay in their own file (header/footer/
   index/pages/blog-list/blog-detail).
   ============================================================ */

/* ===== RESET & TOKENS ===== */
*,*::before,*::after{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
:root{
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-alt:#f7f8fa;
  --bg-card:#ffffff;
  --surface:#f0f2f5;
  --border:#e5e7eb;
  --border-light:#f0f0f0;
  --text:#1a1a2e;
  --text-secondary:#5f6877;
  --text-dim:#6b7280;
  --primary:#6c5ce7;
  --primary-light:#a29bfe;
  --primary-bg:rgba(108,92,231,.06);
  --primary-bg-hover:rgba(108,92,231,.12);
  --green:#00b894;
  --blue:#0984e3;
  --orange:#e17055;
  --pink:#fd79a8;
  --teal:#00cec9;
  --red:#d63031;
  --yellow:#fdcb6e;
  --radius:12px;
  --radius-sm:8px;
  --radius-xs:6px;
  --shadow-sm:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
  --shadow-md:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06);
  --shadow-lg:0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
  --transition:.2s ease;
}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Inter',system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--text);line-height:1.6;background:var(--bg);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:color var(--transition)}
ul{list-style:none}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.container{max-width:1300px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.dot{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--text-dim)}

/* ===== SITE-WIDE SCROLLBAR (brand-colored, every scrollable element) ===== */
*{scrollbar-width:thin;scrollbar-color:var(--primary) transparent}
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:.5rem;height:.5rem;transition:background .3s}
::-webkit-scrollbar-corner{background:transparent}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:transparent}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--primary) !important;border-radius:50px}

/* ===== FLOATING BACKGROUND ICONS (ambient decoration — every page, header.php) ===== */
.wt-floating-icons{
  position:fixed;inset:0;overflow:hidden;
  pointer-events:none;z-index:99999999;
}
.wt-float-icon{
  position:absolute;opacity:.35;
  animation:wt-float ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes wt-float{
  0%,100%{transform:translateY(0) rotate(0deg)}
  50%{transform:translateY(-26px) rotate(10deg)}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .wt-floating-icons{display:none}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .wt-float-icon{animation:none}
}

/* Scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:6px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:transparent}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--border);border-radius:3px}

/* ===== SECTION ===== */
.section{padding:50px 0}
.section + .section{border-top:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.section-header{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
/* Section heading — a colored icon "chip" (per-section --heading-color,
   falls back to the brand color) next to bold display type, with a short
   gradient underline beneath the whole row. Plain dark text throughout,
   so it's readable regardless of what color the chip happens to be. */
.section-header h2{
  position:relative;
  font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text);
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;
  padding-bottom:14px;
}
.section-header h2::after{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;
  width:38px;height:3px;border-radius:3px;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--heading-color,var(--primary)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--heading-color,var(--primary)) 45%, white));
}
.section-header h2 .cat-icon,
.section-header h2 .heading-icon{
  width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:12px;flex-shrink:0;
  display:inline-grid;place-items:center;font-size:1rem;
  /* color:#fff !important; */
  background:whitesmoke;
  box-shadow:0 6px 16px rgba(20,20,40,.05);
  border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--heading-color,var(--primary)) 45%, transparent);
}
.section-header h2 .heading-icon{padding:9px;box-sizing:border-box}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .section-header h2{font-size:1.15rem;gap:10px}
  .section-header h2 .cat-icon,
  .section-header h2 .heading-icon{width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:10px}
}
.section-header .view-all{
  font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--primary);
  padding:5px 14px;border-radius:50px;border:1.5px solid var(--primary);
  transition:var(--transition);
}
.section-header .view-all:hover{background:var(--primary);color:#fff}
/* Sits where .view-all would, for sections that have no page of their own
   to link to (3rd-level groups) — just states the count instead. */
.section-header .section-count{
  font-size:.76rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--heading-color,var(--primary));
  background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--heading-color,var(--primary)) 10%, transparent);
  padding:5px 14px;border-radius:50px;flex-shrink:0;
}

/* ===== BREADCRUMB ===== */
.breadcrumb{
  font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-dim);
  margin:16px 0 22px;
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1px;
  background:var(--primary-bg);
  border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 16%, transparent);
  border-radius:50px;
  padding:9px 10px 9px 18px;
}
.breadcrumb a{
  position:relative;
  color:var(--text-secondary);font-weight:600;
  padding:4px 3px;margin:0 3px;
}
.breadcrumb a::after{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:3px;right:3px;bottom:0;height:2px;border-radius:2px;
  background:var(--primary);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;
  transition:transform var(--transition);
}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.breadcrumb a:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.breadcrumb span{margin:0}
/* Every page renders the separator as a literal "/" character — hide that
   text and draw a small chevron instead, so the look stays uniform
   without having to touch every template's markup. */
.breadcrumb-sep{
  font-size:0;color:transparent;
  width:18px;height:18px;flex-shrink:0;
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
}
.breadcrumb-sep::before{
  content:'';display:block;width:5px;height:5px;
  border-right:1.5px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 45%, transparent);
  border-bottom:1.5px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 45%, transparent);
  transform:rotate(-45deg);
}
.breadcrumb-current{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;
  color:var(--primary);font-weight:800;
  padding:4px 12px 4px 3px;
}
/* A small "you are here" marker, pulsing at the end of the trail. */
.breadcrumb-current::after{
  content:'';position:relative;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--primary);flex-shrink:0;
  box-shadow:0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 55%, transparent);
  animation:wt-crumb-pulse 1.8s ease-out infinite;
}
@keyframes wt-crumb-pulse{
  0%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 45%, transparent)}
  70%{box-shadow:0 0 0 7px transparent}
  100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 transparent}
}

/* Mobile: keep the whole trail on one line instead of wrapping. Earlier
   links (Home, parent category, …) truncate with an ellipsis first; the
   current/active crumb keeps priority and stays readable as long as
   possible, only truncating itself once nothing else can give up room. */
@media(max-width:640px){
  .breadcrumb{
    flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow:hidden;
    font-size:.72rem;padding:7px 8px 7px 14px;max-width:100%;
  }
  .breadcrumb a{
    flex-shrink:1;min-width:0;max-width:70px;
    overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;
  }
  .breadcrumb-current{
    flex-shrink:0;max-width:50%;
    overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;
  }
  .breadcrumb-sep{width:14px;height:14px}
}

/* ===== PAGE HERO (category / blog list header) ===== */
.page-hero{
  padding:40px 0 32px;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--primary-bg) 0%,var(--bg) 100%);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);
}
.page-hero-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.page-hero-icon{
  width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:var(--radius);
  display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:1.6rem;flex-shrink:0;
}
.page-hero h1{font-size:1.9rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:4px}
.page-hero-meta{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:600}
.page-hero p{margin-top:10px;color:var(--text-secondary);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.7;max-width:640px}

/* Modifier: category-page hero with a search box on the right — opt-in only,
   base .page-hero-head above stays untouched for every other page. */
.page-hero-head-split{justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap}
.page-hero-head-info{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.page-hero-search{position:relative;flex-shrink:0;width:280px;max-width:100%}
.page-hero-search input{
  width:100%;padding:11px 16px 11px 40px;
  border:2px solid var(--border);border-radius:50px;
  font-size:.86rem;background:var(--bg);outline:none;transition:border var(--transition);
}
.page-hero-search input::placeholder{color:var(--text-dim)}
.page-hero-search input:focus{border-color:var(--primary);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px var(--primary-bg)}
.page-hero-search .search-icon{position:absolute;left:14px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);color:var(--text-dim);display:flex;align-items:center;pointer-events:none}
@media (max-width:640px){.page-hero-search{width:100%}}

/* ===== CONTENT LAYOUT (main + sidebar) ===== */
.content-layout{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:40px;
  padding:40px 0 60px;align-items:start;
}
.main-content{min-width:0}

/* Bordered content panel — opt-in via an extra class on .main-content
   (not applied to .main-content itself, so pages that don't add it are
   unaffected). */
.main-content-panel{
  background:var(--bg-card);
  border:1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:26px;
  box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(20,20,40,.05);
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .main-content-panel{padding:18px}
}

/* ===== SIDEBAR (template-parts/sidebar.php — used on every page except home) =====
   Calm and mostly monochrome: one plain card style for every widget, flat
   hairline-divided rows instead of nested boxes, and color reserved for
   things that actually mean something (a link on hover, a tool/category's
   own brand color) rather than decorative per-widget theming. */
.sidebar{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px;position:sticky;top:100px}
.sidebar-widget{
  background:var(--bg-card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius:var(--radius);padding:20px;
  box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(20,20,40,.06);
  transition:box-shadow var(--transition),transform var(--transition);
}
.sidebar-widget:hover{box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(20,20,40,.1);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.sidebar-widget h2{
  font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;
  color:#fff;margin:0;line-height:1;
}
.sw-head{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  margin:-20px -20px 16px;padding:14px 20px;
  background:var(--text);
  border-radius:var(--radius) var(--radius) 0 0;
}
.sw-icon{
  width:17px;height:17px;flex-shrink:0;color:#fff;
  display:grid;place-items:center;line-height:1;
}
.sw-icon svg{display:block;width:100%;height:100%}
/* The newsletter card is already a colored gradient end-to-end, so its
   header stays inline instead of adding a second dark bar on top. */
.side-cta .sw-head{background:transparent;margin:0 0 14px;padding:0}

/* -- general widgets: latest tools / latest blog / browse categories --
   Plain rows separated by a hairline, not boxes — only the text color
   shifts on hover. */
.sidebar-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.sidebar-tool-item{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;
  padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);
  font-size:.84rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);
  transition:color var(--transition);
}
.sidebar-tool-item:first-child{padding-top:0}
.sidebar-tool-item:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.sidebar-tool-item:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.sidebar-tool-item .tool-icon{width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:5px;font-size:.65rem;flex-shrink:0; display:grid;place-items:center;}
.sidebar-tool-item .sti-name{flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}
.sidebar-tool-item .sti-arrow{
  flex-shrink:0;color:var(--text-dim);font-size:.75rem;
  opacity:0;transform:translateX(-3px);transition:var(--transition);
}
.sidebar-tool-item:hover .sti-arrow{opacity:1;transform:translateX(0);color:var(--primary)}

.sidebar-blog-item{
  display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;
  padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);
}
.sidebar-blog-item:first-child{padding-top:0}
.sidebar-blog-item:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.sidebar-blog-thumb{
  width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:8px;flex-shrink:0;
  background:var(--surface) center/cover no-repeat;display:grid;place-items:center;
  font-size:1rem;color:var(--text-dim);overflow:hidden;
}
.sidebar-blog-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.sidebar-blog-info{flex:1;min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px}
.sidebar-blog-title{
  font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);line-height:1.35;
  display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden;
  transition:color var(--transition);
}
.sidebar-blog-item:hover .sidebar-blog-title{color:var(--primary)}
.sidebar-blog-date{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:600}

.sidebar-cat-list{gap:1px}
.sidebar-cat-list a{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  padding:8px 0;
  font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-secondary);transition:var(--transition);
}
.sidebar-cat-list a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.sidebar-cat-list .cat-dot{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;flex-shrink:0;background:var(--cat-color,var(--text-dim))}
.sidebar-cat-list .cat-name{flex:1}
.sidebar-cat-list .cat-count{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:700}

/* -- blog-post widgets: table of contents / recommended tool / popular posts / tags -- */
.toc-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1px}
.toc-list a{position:relative;display:block;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--text-secondary);padding:7px 0 7px 16px;border-left:2px solid var(--border-light);line-height:1.4;transition:var(--transition)}
.toc-list a:hover{color:var(--primary);border-left-color:var(--primary-light)}
.toc-list a.active{color:var(--primary);border-left-color:var(--primary);font-weight:700}
.toc-list a.sub{padding-left:28px;font-size:.8rem}

.mini-post{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.mini-post:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.mini-post:first-child{padding-top:0}
.mini-post .m-thumb{
  width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:var(--radius-sm);flex-shrink:0;
  background:var(--surface) center/cover no-repeat;color:var(--text-dim);
  display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:1.1rem;overflow:hidden;
}
.mini-post .m-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.mini-post .m-rank{
  display:inline-block;color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:800;font-size:.72rem;margin-right:2px;
}
.mini-post .m-body strong{display:block;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:4px}
.mini-post .m-body strong a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.mini-post .m-body span{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-dim)}

.side-tool{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;transition:var(--transition)}
.side-tool:hover strong{color:var(--primary)}
.side-tool .st-icon{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:9px;background:var(--surface);color:var(--text-secondary);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:1.05rem;flex-shrink:0}
.side-tool strong{display:block;font-size:.85rem;transition:color var(--transition)}
.side-tool span{font-size:.74rem;color:var(--text-dim)}
.side-tool .st-arrow{margin-left:auto;color:var(--text-dim);opacity:0;transform:translateX(-4px);transition:var(--transition);flex-shrink:0}
.side-tool:hover .st-arrow{opacity:1;transform:translateX(0);color:var(--primary)}

.side-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
.side-tags a{font-size:.74rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-secondary);background:var(--surface);padding:5px 12px;border-radius:50px;transition:var(--transition)}
.side-tags a:hover{color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-bg)}

/* -- CTA widget: the one deliberately colorful box (a call-to-action is
   supposed to stand out — everything else in the sidebar stays calm).
   Links to a real page (Contact) instead of a fake, backend-less signup
   form, so the promise it makes actually goes somewhere. -- */
.side-cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#6c5ce7 0%,#8e6ff0 100%);color:#fff;border:none}
.side-cta .sw-icon{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8)}
.side-cta h2{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)}
.side-cta p{font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:18px;opacity:.92}
.side-cta-btn{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;
  width:100%;padding:11px 14px;border-radius:8px;
  background:#1a1a2e;color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:.82rem;
  transition:var(--transition);
}
.side-cta-btn:hover{background:#000;transform:translateY(-1px)}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .content-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sidebar{position:static;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .sidebar-widget{flex:1 1 260px}
}

/* ===== PAGINATION ===== */
.pagination{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;
  margin-top:36px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.pagination a,.pagination span{
  min-width:36px;height:36px;padding:0 10px;
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  border-radius:var(--radius-xs);font-size:.83rem;font-weight:600;
  color:var(--text-secondary);border:1px solid var(--border-light);transition:var(--transition);
}
.pagination a:hover{border-color:var(--primary);color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-bg)}
.pagination .current{background:var(--primary);border-color:var(--primary);color:#fff}
.pagination .next{width:auto;padding:0 16px;gap:6px;display:inline-flex}

/* ===== TOOL GRID (home / category / related-tools) ===== */
.tool-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(230px,1fr));
  gap:12px;
}
/* Fixed 3-per-row variant — opt-in via an extra class, doesn't change
   .tool-grid's default auto-fill behavior anywhere else it's used. */
.tool-grid-3col{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .tool-grid-3col{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .tool-grid-3col{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
.tool-link{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;
  padding:10px;min-height:44px;
  background:var(--bg-card);
  border:1px solid var(--primary-light);
  border-radius:var(--radius-sm);
  font-size:.84rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);
  transition:all var(--transition);
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.tool-link::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;width:3px;
  background:var(--primary);transform:scaleY(0);transition:transform var(--transition);
}
.tool-link:hover{
  background:var(--primary-bg);border-color:rgba(108,92,231,.15);
  color:var(--primary);transform:translateX(3px);
}
.tool-link:hover::before{transform:scaleY(1)}
.tool-link .tool-icon{
  position:relative;
  width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:6px;flex-shrink:0;
  display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:.75rem;
}
/* A short dotted vertical divider right after the icon, sitting in the
   gap before the tool name — same treatment everywhere .tool-link is
   used. Drawn as a repeating-linear-gradient (crisp dashes) instead of
   border-style:dotted, which some browsers barely render on 2px-wide box. */
.tool-link .tool-icon::after{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:calc(100% + 7px);top:50%;
  transform:translateY(-50%);
  width:2px;height:22px;
    /* dotted style */
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      #ececec 0,
      #ececec 2px,
      transparent 2px,
      transparent 4px
    );
}
/* Any uploaded icon image always fills its icon box exactly — no more
   stray inline width/height per usage site drifting out of sync. */
.tool-icon img,
.p-icon img,
.st-icon img,
.t-icon img,
.r-icon img,
.tool-header .t-icon img{
  width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block;
}
.tool-link .badge{
  margin-left:auto;font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:2px 7px;border-radius:50px;letter-spacing:.04em;flex-shrink:0;
}
.badge-new{background:#00b894;color:#fff}
.badge-updated{background:#0984e3;color:#fff}
.badge-hot{background:#d63031;color:#fff}

.show-more-btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;
  margin-top:12px;padding:10px 18px;min-height:40px;border-radius:50px;
  font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--primary);
  background:var(--primary-bg);border:none;cursor:pointer;
  font-family:inherit;transition:var(--transition);
}
.show-more-btn:hover{background:var(--primary-bg-hover)}

/* "Show all" on a tools_per_page-collapsed section (category/subcategory
   page) — the extra tools sit in this panel, closed by default, and slide
   open smoothly via JS setting max-height instead of appearing instantly. */
.wt-slide-more{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .35s ease}
.wt-slide-more-inner{padding-top:14px}

/* Category color accents */
.cat-programming .cat-icon{background:#6c5ce720;color:#6c5ce7}
.cat-youtube .cat-icon{background:#d6303120;color:#d63031}
.cat-image .cat-icon{background:#e1705520;color:#e17055}
.cat-pdf .cat-icon{background:#d6303120;color:#d63031}
.cat-converter .cat-icon{background:#0984e320;color:#0984e3}
.cat-encode .cat-icon{background:#00cec920;color:#00cec9}
.cat-number .cat-icon{background:#fdcb6e40;color:#e17055}
.cat-calculator .cat-icon{background:#00b89420;color:#00b894}
.cat-misc .cat-icon{background:#fd79a820;color:#fd79a8}
.cat-textanalysis .cat-icon{background:#0984e320;color:#0984e3}
.cat-textmanip .cat-icon{background:#a29bfe30;color:#6c5ce7}
.cat-textgen .cat-icon{background:#fd79a820;color:#fd79a8}
.cat-fontconv .cat-icon{background:#00cec920;color:#00cec9}
.cat-random .cat-icon{background:#e1705520;color:#e17055}

/* ===== BLOG CARD (single shared design — home / blog list / related posts) =====
   Media area holds the featured image at a 300x200 (3:2) ratio. */
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:20px}
.blog-card{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
  background:var(--bg-card);
  border:1px solid var(--border-light);
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  overflow:hidden;
  transition:all var(--transition);
}
.blog-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg);border-color:var(--primary)}
.blog-card-media{
  aspect-ratio:300/200;width:100%;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  font-size:2.1rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.blog-card-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.blog-card-media .tag{
  position:absolute;top:12px;left:12px;font-size:.65rem;font-weight:700;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#fff;
  background:rgba(0,0,0,.25);padding:5px 11px;border-radius:50px;backdrop-filter:blur(4px);
}
.blog-card-content{padding:22px 22px 24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.blog-card-content .cat{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:8px}
.blog-card h2{font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.5}
.blog-card h2 a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.blog-card p{
  font-size:.82rem;color:var(--text-secondary);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:14px;flex:1;
  display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden;
}
.blog-card-footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);padding-top:14px}
.blog-author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-dim)}
.blog-author .avatar{width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%}
.blog-read{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)}
.blog-read:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* thumb color variants (used as media fallback background) */
.thumb-purple{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#6c5ce7,#a29bfe)}
.thumb-blue{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0984e3,#74b9ff)}
.thumb-orange{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#e17055,#fab1a0)}
.thumb-green{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00b894,#55efc4)}
.thumb-pink{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fd79a8,#fdcbf1)}
.thumb-teal{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00cec9,#81ecec)}
.thumb-red{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#d63031,#ff7675)}
.thumb-yellow{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#e17055,#fdcb6e)}

/* ===== SHARED RESPONSIVE ===== */
@media(max-width:768px){
  .tool-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .popular-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .section-header{flex-direction:column;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start}
}