/* =========================================================
   Blog Slider – base styles
   Uses CSS variables so the palette is easy to re-theme.
   ========================================================= */

.blog-slider-wrap {
	--bs-accent: #0b5fa5;      /* primary accent (links, tags, buttons) */
	--bs-accent-dark: #083f70;
	--bs-text: #1c2530;
	--bs-muted: #6b7480;
	--bs-card-bg: #ffffff;
	--bs-card-border: #e7eaee;
	--bs-radius: 10px;

	max-width: 1200px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 32px 16px;
}

.blog-slider-heading {
	font-size: 26px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--bs-text);
	margin: 0 0 20px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 3px solid var(--bs-accent);
	display: inline-block;
}

.blog-slider {
	position: relative;
	padding-bottom: 46px; /* room for dots */
	/* Structural rules Swiper needs to render correctly. Scoped to
	   .blog-slider only, so this can never affect any other slider/
	   carousel elsewhere on the page (e.g. Elementor's own widgets). */
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	overflow: hidden;
	list-style: none;
	padding-left: 0;
	z-index: 1;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-wrapper {
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
	z-index: 1;
	display: flex;
	box-sizing: content-box;
	transition-property: transform;
	align-items: stretch;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-slide {
	flex-shrink: 0;
	width: 100%;
	position: relative;
	transition-property: transform;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-prev,
.blog-slider .swiper-button-next {
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	z-index: 10;
	cursor: pointer;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-prev:after,
.blog-slider .swiper-button-next:after {
	content: '';
	width: 9px;
	height: 9px;
	border-top: 2px solid currentColor;
	border-right: 2px solid currentColor;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-prev:after {
	transform: rotate(-135deg) translate(1px, 1px);
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-next:after {
	transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -1px);
}

.blog-slider .swiper-pagination {
	position: absolute;
	text-align: center;
	transition: opacity 0.3s;
	z-index: 10;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet {
	display: inline-block;
	border-radius: 50%;
	cursor: pointer;
	margin: 0 4px;
}

/* ---------- Card ---------- */

.blog-slider-card {
	height: auto;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	background: var(--bs-card-bg);
	border: 1px solid var(--bs-card-border);
	border-radius: var(--bs-radius);
	overflow: hidden;
	transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.blog-slider-card:hover {
	box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(15, 40, 70, 0.12);
	transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.blog-slider-thumb {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: #eef1f4;
}

.blog-slider-thumb-link {
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	z-index: 1;
}

.blog-slider-thumb img {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
	display: block;
	transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.blog-slider-card:hover .blog-slider-thumb img {
	transform: scale(1.06);
}

.blog-slider-thumb-placeholder {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfe6ec, #eef1f4);
}

/* ---------- Overlay title (title placed on top of the image) ---------- */

.blog-slider-thumb-overlay {
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	z-index: 2;
	display: flex;
	align-items: flex-start;
	padding: 26px 30px;
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 45%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 75%);
	pointer-events: none;
}

.blog-slider-title-overlay {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: 26px;
	line-height: 1.25;
	color: var(--bs-overlay-title-color, #ffffff);
	text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.blog-slider-title-overlay a {
	color: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
	pointer-events: auto;
}

.blog-slider-title-overlay a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.blog-slider-content {
	padding: 18px 20px 22px;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	flex-grow: 1;
}

.blog-slider-cats {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 6px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog-slider-cats a {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 600;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 0.04em;
	color: var(--bs-accent);
	background: rgba(11, 95, 165, 0.08);
	padding: 4px 9px;
	border-radius: 20px;
	text-decoration: none;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.blog-slider-cats a:hover {
	background: var(--bs-accent);
	color: #fff;
}

.blog-slider-title {
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 1.35;
	margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.blog-slider-title a {
	color: var(--bs-text);
	text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-slider-title a:hover {
	color: var(--bs-accent);
}

.blog-slider-excerpt {
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--bs-muted);
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	flex-grow: 1;
}

.blog-slider-readmore {
	align-self: flex-start;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 700;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 0.03em;
	color: var(--bs-accent-dark);
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}

.blog-slider-readmore:hover {
	border-bottom-color: var(--bs-accent-dark);
}

/* ---------- Navigation arrows ---------- */

.blog-slider .swiper-button-prev,
.blog-slider .swiper-button-next {
	width: 42px;
	height: 42px;
	top: 50%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid var(--bs-card-border);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(15, 40, 70, 0.12);
	color: var(--bs-accent-dark);
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-prev {
	left: -6px;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-next {
	right: -6px;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-button-disabled {
	opacity: 0.25;
}

/* ---------- Pagination dots ---------- */

.blog-slider .swiper-pagination {
	bottom: 0;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet {
	width: 9px;
	height: 9px;
	background: #c7cfd8;
	opacity: 1;
}

.blog-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
	background: var(--bs-accent);
}

.blog-slider-empty {
	text-align: center;
	color: var(--bs-muted);
	padding: 30px 0;
}

/* =========================================================
   Static grid mode (used when the "Slider" switch is Off)
   Same card markup/styles, just laid out with CSS grid
   instead of Swiper.
   ========================================================= */

.blog-slider-grid {
	display: grid;
	gap: 24px;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--bs-grid-cols-mobile, 1), 1fr);
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
	.blog-slider-grid {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--bs-grid-cols-tablet, 2), 1fr);
	}
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
	.blog-slider-grid {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--bs-grid-cols-desktop, 3), 1fr);
	}
}

.blog-slider-grid-item {
	display: flex;
}

.blog-slider-grid-item .blog-slider-card {
	width: 100%;
}