/*
Theme Name: TechInsightEdge
Theme URI: https://techinsightedge.com
Author: TechInsightEdge
Author URI: https://techinsightedge.com
Description: Modern editorial WordPress theme for tech publications. Features a homepage with hero/ticker/stats, category, about, contact, and legal page templates — each with its own dedicated stylesheet.
Version: 1.0.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: techinsightedge
Tags: blog, news, magazine, editorial, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready
*/

/* === SHARED STYLES (loaded on every page) === */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,400;1,600&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Source+Serif+4:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&display=swap');
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
:root{
  --white:#FFFFFF;
  --off:#F8F7F4;
  --off2:#F2F0EC;
  --border:#D8D4CC;
  --border2:#E8E4DC;
  --text:#1A1A1A;
  --text2:#3D3D3D;
  --muted:#6B6B6B;
  --light:#999;
  --red:#C8102E;
  --red2:#A50E26;
  --red-bg:#FFF5F6;
  --blue:#0A3D6B;
  --accent:#C8102E;
  --ff-head:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif;
  --ff-body:'Source Sans 3',sans-serif;
  --ff-serif:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;
}
body{background:var(--white);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--ff-body);font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;overflow-x:hidden}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer}

/* ANIMATIONS */
@keyframes fadeUp{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(22px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
@keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}
@keyframes slideRight{from{width:0}to{width:100%}}
@keyframes tickerMove{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@keyframes underlineIn{from{transform:scaleX(0)}to{transform:scaleX(1)}}
@keyframes countUp{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
.anim-fade{opacity:0;animation:fadeUp 0.6s ease forwards}
.anim-fade.d1{animation-delay:0.05s}
.anim-fade.d2{animation-delay:0.15s}
.anim-fade.d3{animation-delay:0.25s}
.anim-fade.d4{animation-delay:0.35s}
.anim-fade.d5{animation-delay:0.45s}
.anim-fade.d6{animation-delay:0.55s}
.anim-in{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity 0.55s ease,transform 0.55s ease}
.anim-in.visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}

/* TOP BAR */
.top-bar{background:var(--red);color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:7px 20px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:var(--ff-body);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase}
.top-bar span{opacity:0.75;margin:0 12px}

/* NAV */
nav.site-nav{background:var(--white);border-bottom:2px solid var(--text);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200}
.nav-top{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:14px 40px 12px}
.logo-wrap{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:2px}
.logo-icon-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.logo-svg{width:40px;height:40px}
.logo-wordmark{font-family:var(--ff-head);font-size:22px;font-weight:800;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-0.5px;line-height:1}
.logo-wordmark span{color:var(--red)}
.logo-tagline{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-left:50px}
.nav-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.nav-search{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--border);padding:7px 14px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--ff-body);cursor:pointer;transition:border-color 0.2s}
.nav-search:hover{border-color:var(--text)}
.nav-subscribe{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:9px 22px;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--ff-body);letter-spacing:0.5px;text-transform:uppercase;transition:background 0.2s}
.nav-subscribe:hover{background:var(--red2)}
.nav-sign{font-size:13px;color:var(--text);font-weight:600;border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--text);padding-bottom:1px;transition:color 0.2s}
.nav-sign:hover{color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red)}
.nav-bottom{border-top:1px solid var(--border2);overflow-x:auto}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;padding:0 40px;gap:0;list-style:none;margin:0}
.nav-links li{list-style:none}
.nav-links a,.nav-link{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text2);padding:11px 16px;letter-spacing:0.3px;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transition:color 0.2s,border-color 0.2s;white-space:nowrap;cursor:pointer;display:inline-block}
.nav-links a:hover,.nav-link:hover{color:var(--red)}
.nav-links .current-menu-item > a,.nav-link.active{color:var(--red);border-bottom-color:var(--red)}

/* RED RULE DIVIDER */
.rule{height:2px;background:var(--red);margin:0}
.rule-thin{height:1px;background:var(--border);margin:0}
.section-label{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--red);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.section-label::after{content:'';flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--border)}

/* TICKER */
.ticker-wrap{background:var(--off);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border2);padding:10px 0;overflow:hidden}
.ticker-inner{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:tickerMove 40s linear infinite}
.ticker-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:0 24px;font-size:12px;font-family:var(--ff-body);color:var(--text2);white-space:nowrap}
.ticker-label{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;padding:2px 7px;letter-spacing:0.8px;text-transform:uppercase}
.ticker-sep{color:var(--border);font-size:16px;margin:0 4px}

/* INNER PAGE HERO (shared by about/contact/legal) */
.page-hero{padding:50px 40px 36px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--text)}
.page-hero .ph-label{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--red);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px}
.page-hero h1{font-family:var(--ff-head);font-size:42px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-1.5px;margin-bottom:12px}
.page-hero p{font-size:16px;color:var(--text2);max-width:560px;font-family:var(--ff-serif);line-height:1.7}
.breadcrumb{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-weight:500}
.breadcrumb span{color:var(--red)}

/* FOOTER */
footer.site-footer{background:var(--text);color:#fff;padding:50px 40px 28px}
.footer-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.8fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12)}
.ft-brand .fw{font-family:var(--ff-head);font-size:21px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;display:block;margin-bottom:2px}
.ft-brand .fw span{color:var(--red)}
.ft-brand .ftag{font-size:10px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.4);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px;display:block}
.ft-desc{font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:20px}
.ft-social{display:flex;gap:8px}
.soc-btn{width:34px;height:34px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:13px;cursor:pointer;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);transition:all 0.2s}
.soc-btn:hover{border-color:#fff;color:#fff}
.fc h4{font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1)}
.fc ul{list-style:none}
.fc ul li{margin-bottom:9px}
.fc ul li a{font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65);transition:color 0.2s}
.fc ul li a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-bottom{padding-top:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.footer-bottom p{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.4)}

/* WP responsive helpers */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .nav-top,.nav-links,.hero,.latest-wrap,.cats-section,.nl-section,footer.site-footer,.page-hero,.about-split,.contact-wrap,.policy-wrap,.cat-grid-wrap,.cat-hero,.cat-filters,.team-grid,.values-row,.stats-bar{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}
  .footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}
  .stats-bar{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}