/*
Theme Name: The Stripes Blog
Theme URI: https://stripescompress.blog/
Author: The Stripes Blog
Author URI: https://stripescompress.blog/
Description: A complete, professional blogging theme for The Stripes Blog (thestripesblog) - a technology blog. Yellow, white and light yellow palette, soft gradients, rounded cards and a 3D-illustration style hero.
Version: 1.0.2
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: thestripesblog
Tags: blog, news, technology, custom-colors, custom-menu, featured-images, responsive-layout
*/
:root{--yellow:#FFC300;--yellow2:#FFD60A;--light:#FFF9DB;--light2:#FFF3B0;--ink:#212529;--muted:#5c6770;--white:#fff;--radius:20px;--shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(255,195,0,.18),0 4px 14px rgba(33,37,41,.07)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;font-family:'Segoe UI',system-ui,-apple-system,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--white) 0%,var(--light) 100%);line-height:1.7}
a{color:#8a6d00;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:3px solid var(--yellow2)}
.header-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:14px 0}
.logo{font-size:28px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.5px;color:var(--ink)}.logo span{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--yellow),var(--yellow2));padding:2px 10px;border-radius:999px}
.tagline{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:block;font-weight:600}
.main-nav ul{display:flex;gap:6px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;flex-wrap:wrap}.main-nav a{padding:8px 13px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink)}.main-nav a:hover{background:var(--light2)}
.hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#FFF9DB 0%,#FFEC99 48%,#FFD60A 100%);border-radius:0 0 36px 36px;padding:72px 0 64px;overflow:hidden}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:36px;align-items:center}
.hero h1{font-size:52px;line-height:1.05;margin:0 0 16px;letter-spacing:-1.5px}.hero p{font-size:19px;color:#3d3d3d;max-width:560px}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:800;box-shadow:var(--shadow);margin:8px 8px 0 0}.btn.alt{background:#fff;color:var(--ink)!important;border:2px solid var(--ink)}
.illo{position:relative;height:320px}.blob{position:absolute;border-radius:50%;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#fff,#FFE873);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.b1{width:250px;height:250px;right:30px;top:20px}.b2{width:110px;height:110px;left:10px;bottom:10px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#FFD60A,#FFC300)}.b3{width:70px;height:70px;right:0;bottom:50px;background:#fff}
.phone{position:absolute;right:95px;top:45px;width:135px;height:245px;background:#212529;border-radius:28px;padding:12px;transform:rotate(6deg);box-shadow:0 30px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.phone i{display:block;height:100%;border-radius:19px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,#FFF9DB,#FFD60A 55%,#FFC300)}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin:34px 0}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ffe873;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:.2s}.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px)}
.card img{width:100%;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block}.card-body{padding:20px}.card h3{margin:6px 0 8px;font-size:21px;line-height:1.3}.card h3 a{color:var(--ink)}.meta{font-size:12px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.6px;color:#9c7c00}
.section{padding:56px 0}.section h2{font-size:34px;margin:0 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.7px}
.cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}.cat-card{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#fff,#FFF9DB);border:1px solid #ffec99;border-radius:18px;padding:22px;font-weight:800;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.newsletter{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#212529,#343a40);color:#fff;border-radius:28px;padding:38px;text-align:center}.newsletter h2{color:var(--yellow2)}
.content{padding:44px 0 60px}.entry{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:34px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:1px solid #ffec99}.entry h1{font-size:40px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0}
.site-footer{background:#212529;color:#e9ecef;margin-top:20px;padding:46px 0 24px}.site-footer a{color:var(--yellow2)}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:28px}
.pagination{margin:26px 0;text-align:center}.pagination a,.pagination span{display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;background:#fff;border-radius:999px;margin:3px;font-weight:700}
.search-form input{padding:11px 15px;border-radius:999px;border:2px solid var(--yellow2);min-width:210px}.search-form button{padding:11px 18px;border:0;border-radius:999px;background:var(--yellow);font-weight:800;cursor:pointer}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-grid,.grid,.cat-grid,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero h1{font-size:38px}.header-in{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.illo{display:none}}
/* v1.0.1 header/nav fix: compact horizontal header, dropdown sub-menus hidden until hover */
.main-nav{position:relative}
.main-nav ul{list-style:none!important;margin:0;padding:0}
.main-nav li{position:relative;list-style:none!important}
.main-nav ul ul{display:none!important;position:absolute;top:100%;right:0;background:#fff;min-width:230px;border:1px solid #ffec99;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:8px;z-index:100;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.main-nav li:hover>ul,.main-nav li:focus-within>ul{display:flex!important}
.main-nav ul ul a{display:block;padding:8px 12px;border-radius:9px;white-space:nowrap}
.main-nav ul ul a:hover{background:var(--light)}
.site-header .header-in{padding:10px 0}
.logo{line-height:1.15}
@media(max-width:900px){.main-nav ul{flex-wrap:wrap}.main-nav ul ul{position:static;box-shadow:none;border:0}}
/* v1.0.2 footer fix: clean compact lists, no bullets, no expanded sub-menus */
.site-footer ul{list-style:none!important;margin:0;padding:0}
.site-footer li{list-style:none!important;margin:0 0 8px}
.site-footer ul ul{display:none!important}
.site-footer h3{color:#fff;margin-top:0}