/*
 * Blog v2 POST rules (single posts): hero (option 1 + the option-2 full-bleed switch), reading column + every editor
 * block (headings, lists, images + captions, embeds, quotes / pull quote, tables, code, details, [ss_chart]), key
 * takeaways, proposal bar, FAQ accordion, enrichment blocks, share, author box, related rail. Needs blog-v2.css.
 */

.blg-blue {
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ post hero (option 1) */

.blg-phero {
  padding: 28px 0 150px;
  background-color: var(--nd);
  background-image: var(--ss-glow-gold), var(--ss-glow-navy);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
}

.blg-phero__in {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  max-width: 1044px;
}

.blg-phero .ss-bc {
  margin: 0;
}

.blg .blg-phero__pill {
  margin: 0;
  transition: background-color .15s;
}


.blg .blg-phero__h1 {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 52px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.022em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.blg-phero__dek {
  max-width: 700px;
  color: var(--onv);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blg-acard {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  text-align: left;
}

.blg-acard .blg-av {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #fff;
}

.blg .blg-acard__n {
  display: block;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
}


.blg-acard__m {
  color: var(--mist);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.blg-pimg {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1228px;
  margin: -118px auto 0;
  padding: 0 64px;
}

.blg-pimg > .blg-tc {
  aspect-ratio: 12 / 5;
}

.blg-pimg > img {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

/* 740x460 featured card in the hero slot (Mike 2026-09-29): contained at its natural size on a blurred copy of itself */
.blg-pimg__card {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 12 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: var(--navy);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -30px rgba(var(--ss-navy-deep-rgb), .55);
}

.blg-pimg__blur {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8%;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  filter: blur(30px) saturate(1.15);
  opacity: .85;
}

.blg-pimg__card img {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.blg-pimg > img,
.blg-pimg > .blg-tc {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -30px rgba(var(--ss-navy-deep-rgb), .55);
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* option 2: light title, full-width band, reading progress */

.blg-phero--light {
  padding: 30px 0 40px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg .blg-phero--light .blg-phero__h1 {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg-phero--light .blg-phero__dek {
  color: var(--ink2);
}

.blg .blg-phero--light .blg-acard__n {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg-phero--light .blg-acard__m {
  color: var(--ink3);
}

.blg-phero--light .blg-acard .blg-av {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--gold);
}

.blg-cine {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 56px 16px 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--nd);
}

.blg-cine__blur {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -60px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  filter: blur(46px) saturate(1.1);
  opacity: .55;
  transform: scale(1.15);
}

.blg-cine__img {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
}

.blg-cine__img img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
}

.blg-cine figcaption {
  position: relative;
  padding: 14px 16px 0;
  color: var(--onv);
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: center;
}

.blg-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  height: 4px;
  background: rgba(var(--ss-navy-deep-rgb), .08);
}

.blg-progress span {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--ss-gold-grad);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ post body */

.blg-pbody {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 680px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 56px;
  padding: 64px 64px 20px;
}

.blg-toc {
  position: sticky;
  top: 100px;
  align-self: start;
  justify-self: end;
  width: 236px;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 120px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.blg-toc__h {
  margin-bottom: 10px !important;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.blg-toc ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ln);
  list-style: none;
}

.blg-toc li {
  margin: 0;
}

.blg .blg-toc a {
  display: block;
  margin-left: -2px;
  padding: 7px 0 7px 14px;
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
  color: var(--ink3);
  line-height: 1.35;
  transition: color .15s, border-color .15s;
}


.blg .blg-toc a.is-on {
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blg-article {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}

.blg-mtoc {
  display: none;
}

/* reading column: 68ch at 18.5px */

.blg-content {
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: 18.5px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.blg-content > * {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.blg-content > * + * {
  margin-top: 22px !important;
}

.blg .blg-content p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
}

.blg .blg-content li > p + p {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.blg .blg-content h2,
.blg .blg-content h3,
.blg .blg-content h4,
.blg .blg-content h5,
.blg .blg-content h6 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font);
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.blg .blg-content h2 {
  margin-top: 60px !important;
  font-size: 31px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.blg .blg-content h3 {
  margin-top: 36px !important;
  margin-bottom: 0 !important; /* customizer-legacy: .single-post h3 { margin-bottom: 15px !important } */
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.blg .blg-content h4 {
  margin-top: 30px !important;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.blg .blg-content h5,
.blg .blg-content h6 {
  margin-top: 26px !important;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blg .blg-content :is(h2, h3, h4) + * {
  margin-top: 14px !important;
}

.blg .blg-content h2 strong,
.blg .blg-content h3 strong,
.blg .blg-content h4 strong {
  font-weight: inherit;
}

.blg .blg-content a {
  color: var(--bld);
  font-weight: 600; /* in-content links bold so they stand out (Mike 2026-09-29) */
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(var(--ss-blue-deep-rgb), .35);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: text-decoration-color .15s;
}

.blg .blg-content a:hover {
  text-decoration-color: var(--gold);
}

.blg .blg-content strong,
.blg .blg-content b {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blg .blg-content ul,
.blg .blg-content ol {
  padding: 0 0 0 24px;
}

.blg .blg-content li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: inherit;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.blg .blg-content li + li {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.blg .blg-content li::before {
  content: none;
}

.blg .blg-content ul > li::marker {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}

.blg .blg-content ol > li::marker {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blg .blg-content li > ul,
.blg .blg-content li > ol {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-list ol.two-col {
  columns: 2 220px;
  column-gap: 32px;
}

/* images, figures, captions */

.blg .blg-content figure {
  margin-right: 0;
  margin-left: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content > figure,
.blg .blg-content > .wp-block-image {
  margin-top: 34px !important;
}

.blg .blg-content img {
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 14px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-image img,
.blg .blg-content p > img,
.blg .blg-content p > a > img {
  display: block;
}

.blg .blg-content figcaption,
.blg .blg-content .wp-element-caption,
.blg .blg-content .wp-caption-text {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: left;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-caption {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.blg .blg-content .aligncenter,
.blg .blg-content figure.aligncenter img {
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.blg .blg-content .alignleft,
.blg .blg-content .alignright {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: .4em 0 1em;
}

@media (min-width: 576px) {
  .blg .blg-content .alignleft {
    float: left;
    max-width: 45%;
    margin: .3em 1.5em 1em 0;
  }

  .blg .blg-content .alignright {
    float: right;
    max-width: 45%;
    margin: .3em 0 1em 1.5em;
  }
}

.blg .blg-content h2,
.blg .blg-content h3,
.blg .blg-content table,
.blg .blg-content figure.wp-block-table,
.blg .blg-content .blg-pbar,
.blg .blg-content .blg-kt {
  clear: both;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-gallery {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-gallery figure {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* legacy "services" listing rows (Bootstrap .row in HTML blocks) */

.blg .blg-content .services {
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg .blg-content .services .row {
  align-items: center;
}

.blg .blg-content .services h3 {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

/* embeds / video */

.blg .blg-content iframe {
  max-width: 100%;
  border: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content iframe[src*="youtube"],
.blg .blg-content iframe[data-src*="youtube"],
.blg .blg-content iframe[src*="vimeo"],
.blg .blg-content iframe[src*="loom"] {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--nd);
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-embed__wrapper {
  position: relative;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-has-aspect-ratio .wp-block-embed__wrapper iframe,
.blg .blg-content .embed-responsive iframe {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.blg .blg-content .instagram-media {
  margin-right: auto !important;
  margin-left: auto !important;
}

/* quotes: plain blockquote = grey source/client quote; pull quote = gold rule, navy 27px */

.blg .blg-content blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--gr);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.blg .blg-content blockquote p {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg .blg-content blockquote > * + * {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.blg .blg-content blockquote blockquote {
  padding: 0;
  background: none;
}

.blg .blg-content blockquote cite,
.blg .blg-content blockquote footer,
.blg .blg-content blockquote .test-subtitle {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-pullquote,
.blg .blg-content blockquote.is-style-large,
.blg .blg-content blockquote.pq {
  margin-top: 44px !important;
  margin-bottom: 44px;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 26px;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  text-align: left;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-pullquote blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-pullquote p,
.blg .blg-content blockquote.is-style-large p,
.blg .blg-content blockquote.pq,
.blg .blg-content blockquote.pq p {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.38;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-pullquote cite {
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .blog-single__message em {
  font-style: normal;
}

/* callouts: core group / paragraph with a background, the data posts' method box */

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-group.has-background,
.blg .blg-content .has-background:not(table):not(.wp-block-table) {
  padding: 24px 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-group:not(.has-background) {
  padding: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-group > * + * {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-group h3 {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

/* tables: wrap in their own scroller on phones */

.blg .blg-content table {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-table,
.blg .blg-content .table-responsive,
.blg .blg-content .table-wrap {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-table .table-responsive,
.blg .blg-content .table-responsive .wp-block-table,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-column .wp-block-table,
.blg .blg-content .table-wrap .wp-block-table {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.blg .blg-content table.table-responsive {
  display: table;
}

.blg .blg-content > table {
  display: block;
  overflow-x: auto;
}

.blg .blg-content th,
.blg .blg-content td {
  min-width: 110px;
  padding: 11px 12px 11px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
  background: none;
  color: var(--body);
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.blg .blg-content th:last-child,
.blg .blg-content td:last-child {
  padding-right: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content thead th,
.blg .blg-content thead td {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--nd);
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blg .blg-content tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content td h2,
.blg .blg-content td h3 {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.blg .blg-content td.has-text-align-center,
.blg .blg-content td.text-center,
.blg .blg-content .has-text-align-center {
  text-align: center;
}

.blg .blg-content td.has-text-align-right,
.blg .blg-content th.has-text-align-right {
  text-align: right;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.blg .blg-content td img {
  display: inline-block;
  width: auto;
  max-height: 64px;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content table.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color,
.blg .blg-content .has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color td {
  background: none !important;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-columns {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-column {
  flex: 1 1 260px;
  min-width: 0;
}

/* core details block + the old Bootstrap accordion */

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details + .wp-block-details {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  list-style: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details > :not(summary) {
  padding-bottom: 18px;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .card {
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  background: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .card-header {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .card-header h2 {
  margin: 0 !important;
  font-size: 19px;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 18px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-align: left;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: normal;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link .icon-arrow-right {
  display: none;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .collapse > div,
.blg .blg-content .accordion .collapsing > div {
  padding: 0 0 18px;
}

/* house accordion (post FAQ): native details, +/- in a grey circle */

.blg .blg-faq {
  margin-top: 18px !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg-faq__i {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg .blg-faq__i summary,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  list-style: none;
}

.blg-faq__i summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.blg .blg-faq__i summary::after,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary::after {
  content: "";
  flex: none;
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--gr);
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--nd), var(--nd)), linear-gradient(var(--nd), var(--nd));
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 12px 2px, 2px 12px;
}

.blg .blg-faq__i[open] summary::after,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details[open] summary::after {
  background-size: 12px 2px, 0 0;
}

.blg-faq__a {
  padding: 0 0 20px;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.blg .blg-faq__a > * + * {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.blg .blg-faq__a p {
  font-size: 17px;
}

/* misc core blocks */

.blg .blg-content hr,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-separator {
  height: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ln);
  opacity: 1;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-spacer {
  max-height: 40px;
}

.blg .blg-content code {
  padding: 2px 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ln);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--gr);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: .86em;
}

.blg .blg-content pre {
  padding: 18px 20px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--nd);
  color: var(--ss-snow);
  font: 14px/1.6 var(--mono);
}

.blg .blg-content pre code {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.blg .blg-content .has-text-align-right:not(td):not(th) {
  text-align: right;
}

/* [ss_chart]: no draw-in on the blog (reveal policy) */

.blg .ssc svg,
.blg .ssc__ln .w {
  animation: none !important;
}

.blg .blg-content .ssc {
  margin-top: 40px !important;
}

.blg .blg-content .ssc + * {
  margin-top: 34px !important;
}

/* the exact numbers behind a chart, in a compact toggle: <details class="wp-block-details ssc-data"> */

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details.ssc-data {
  margin-top: 10px !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details.ssc-data summary {
  padding-block: 12px;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details.ssc-data summary::after {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  background-size: 10px 2px, 2px 10px;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details.ssc-data[open] summary::after {
  background-size: 10px 2px, 0 0;
}

.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details.ssc-data > figure {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

/* key takeaways (ACF ss_post_takeaways) */

.blg .blg-kt {
  padding: 24px 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--gsoft);
}

.blg .blg-content .blg-kt__h {
  margin: 0 0 10px !important;
  font-size: 19px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.blg .blg-kt ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 22px;
}

.blg .blg-kt li {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.blg .blg-kt li + li {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* slim proposal bar (one per post) */

.blg .blg-pbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 40px !important;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  padding: 20px 22px 20px 26px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background-color: var(--nd);
  background-image: var(--ss-glow-band); /* band: stays gold, heroes moved to the cool spotlight */
  color: #fff;
}

.blg .blg-pbar p {
  flex: 1;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.blg .blg-pbar p span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: var(--onv);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.blg .blg-content .blg-pbar a.blg-btn {
  padding: 13px 20px;
  color: var(--nd);
  font-size: 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* enrichment blocks (inc/blog-v2-enrich.php): service chips, case card, client review */

.blg .blg-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.blg .blg-content a.blg-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--lns);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color .15s, background-color .15s;
}


.blg .blg-cases {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.blg .blg-cases--2 .blg-case + .blg-case {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.blg .blg-content a.blg-case {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background-color: var(--nd);
  background-image: var(--ss-glow-band); /* band: stays gold, heroes moved to the cool spotlight */
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform .15s;
}


.blg-case__img {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  min-height: 217px;
  background: var(--navy);
}

.blg .blg-case__img img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top;
}

.blg-case__txt {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
}

.blg-case__stat {
  color: var(--onv);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.blg .blg-content .blg-case__stat b {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 34px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.blg-case__h {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.blg-case__more {
  color: var(--ss-gold-pale);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blg .blg-rv {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 24px 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ln);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #fff;
}

.blg-rv__stars {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.blg .blg-content blockquote.blg-rv__q {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blg .blg-content .blg-rv__by {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 14.5px;
}

.blg-rv__by > span {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.blg-rv__by b {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg .blg-content img.blg-rv__ph {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.blg .blg-content img.blg-rv__src {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  margin-left: auto;
  border-radius: 0;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ end of post */

.blg-end {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 30px;
  max-width: 808px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 64px 70px;
}

.blg-share {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ln);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.blg-share b {
  margin-right: 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.blg .blg-share a,
.blg .blg-share button {
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--lns);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 600 14px/1.3 var(--font);
  transition: border-color .15s;
}


.blg-bio {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 84px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ln);
  border-radius: 22px;
}

.blg-bio > .blg-av {
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
}

/* author box E-E-A-T pass (2026-09-30): headshot + name link to the team page, proof line, LinkedIn */
.blg-bio__pic {
  display: block;
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.blg-bio__pic .blg-av {
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
}

.blg .blg-bio__n a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .15s;
}


.blg .blg-bio__n {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.blg-bio__role {
  margin: 2px 0 0 !important;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.blg-bio__cred {
  margin-top: 4px !important;
  color: var(--bld);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blg-bio__b {
  margin-top: 10px !important;
  color: var(--ink2);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.blg .blg-bio__b p + p {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.blg-bio__proof {
  margin-top: 10px !important;
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blg .blg-bio__proof a {
  color: var(--ink2);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--ln);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color .15s, text-decoration-color .15s;
}

.blg .blg-bio__proof a:hover {
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

.blg-bio__lnk {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px 22px;
  margin-top: 12px !important;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blg .blg-bio__li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
}

.blg-bio__li svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.blg .blg-bio__lnk a {
  color: var(--bld);
}


.blg-bio__more {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ln);
}

.blg .blg-bio__more h3 {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 16px !important;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.3 !important;
}

.blg .blg-bio__more a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 11px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ln);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.35;
  transition: color .15s;
}

.blg .blg-bio__more a:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}


.blg-bio__more a span {
  color: var(--ink3);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* related rail (shared .ss-bleed geometry, ss-rail.css) */

.blg-rel {
  padding: 64px 0 72px;
  background: var(--gr);
}

.blg-rel .blg-shead {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.blg-rel .blg-shead h2 {
  font-size: 34px;
}

.blg .blg-rail__track {
  display: grid;
  grid-auto-columns: 360px;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-top: 4px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  list-style: none;
}

.blg-rail__track > li {
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  .blg-pbody {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    justify-items: center;
  }

  .blg-toc {
    display: none;
  }

  .blg-article {
    grid-column: 1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 680px;
  }

  .blg-mtoc {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ln);
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .blg-mtoc summary {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    color: var(--ink);
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .blg-mtoc summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
  }

  .blg-mtoc summary::after {
    content: "+";
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .blg-mtoc[open] summary::after {
    content: "–";
  }

  .blg-mtoc ol {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 16px 14px 34px;
    color: var(--ink2);
    font-size: 14.5px;
  }

  .blg-mtoc li {
    padding: 4px 0;
  }

  .blg .blg-mtoc a {
    color: var(--ink2);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .blg-phero {
    padding: 18px 0 90px;
  }

  .blg-phero__in {
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .blg .blg-phero__h1 {
    font-size: 31px;
  }

  .blg-phero__dek {
    font-size: 16.5px;
  }

  .blg-acard .blg-av {
    width: 44px !important;
    height: 44px !important;
  }

  .blg-pimg {
    margin-top: -70px;
    padding: 0 16px;
  }

  .blg-pimg > img,
    .blg-pimg > .blg-tc {
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .blg-pimg__card {
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .blg-phero--light {
    padding: 18px 0 28px;
  }

  .blg-cine {
    padding: 24px 16px 14px;
  }

  .blg-cine__img {
    border-radius: 12px;
  }

  .blg-pbody {
    padding: 36px 16px 10px;
  }

  .blg-content {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }

  .blg .blg-content h2 {
    margin-top: 46px !important;
    font-size: 25px;
  }

  .blg .blg-content h3 {
    font-size: 19.5px;
  }

  .blg .blg-content .wp-block-pullquote p,
    .blg .blg-content blockquote.is-style-large p,
    .blg .blg-content blockquote.pq,
    .blg .blg-content blockquote.pq p {
    font-size: 21px;
  }

  .blg .blg-kt,
    .blg .blg-content .wp-block-group.has-background,
    .blg .blg-content .has-background:not(table):not(.wp-block-table) {
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .blg .blg-kt li {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .blg .blg-pbar {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .blg .blg-faq__i summary,
    .blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .blg-end {
    padding: 26px 16px 50px;
  }

  .blg .blg-content a.blg-case {
    grid-template-columns: 116px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .blg-case__img {
    min-height: 140px;
  }

  .blg-case__txt {
    padding: 16px 18px;
  }

  .blg .blg-content .blg-case__stat b {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .blg-case__h {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .blg .blg-content blockquote.blg-rv__q {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .blg-bio {
    grid-template-columns: 60px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .blg-bio > .blg-av,
  .blg-bio__pic,
  .blg-bio__pic .blg-av {
    width: 60px !important;
    height: 60px !important;
  }

  .blg .blg-bio__more a {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .blg-rel {
    padding: 44px 0 50px;
  }

  .blg-rel .blg-shead h2 {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .blg .blg-rail__track {
    grid-auto-columns: 292px;
    gap: 14px;
  }
}

/* FAQ row hover / keyboard focus (Mike 2026-09-30, same language as the shared FAQ block): the whole row is the target;
   a faint navy tint behind it (the row reaches 12px past the text on each side via equal negative margin + padding, so
   the question does not move) and the +/- circle turns gold. 150ms ease-out. Open rows show the minus + the answer.
   Hover on fine pointers only; :focus-visible gets the same; reduced motion = colour change only. */
.blg .blg-faq__i summary,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary {
  margin-inline: -12px;
  padding-inline: 12px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transition: background-color .15s ease-out;
}

.blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link {
  width: calc(100% + 24px);
  margin-inline: -12px;
  padding-inline: 12px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transition: background-color .15s ease-out;
}

.blg .blg-faq__i summary::after,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary::after {
  transition: background-color .15s ease-out;
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .blg .blg-faq__i summary:hover,
  .blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary:hover,
  .blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link:hover {
    background-color: rgba(var(--ss-navy-rgb), .04);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .blg .blg-faq__i summary:hover::after,
  .blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary:hover::after {
    background-color: var(--ss-gold);
  }
}

.blg .blg-faq__i summary:focus-visible,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary:focus-visible,
.blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link:focus-visible {
  background-color: rgba(var(--ss-navy-rgb), .04);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blg .blg-faq__i summary:focus-visible::after,
.blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary:focus-visible::after {
  background-color: var(--ss-gold);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .blg .blg-faq__i summary,
  .blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary,
  .blg .blg-content .accordion .btn-link,
  .blg .blg-faq__i summary::after,
  .blg .blg-content .wp-block-details summary::after {
    transition: none;
  }
}