/*
Theme Name: Rural Internet Guide
Theme URI: https://ruralinternetguide.com
Author: Rural Internet Guide Team
Author URI: https://ruralinternetguide.com
Description: A clean, fast, SEO-optimized WordPress theme built for Rural Internet Guide — your complete guide to rural internet and connectivity across America.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: rural-internet-guide
Tags: blog, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, full-width-template
*/

/* ── Reset & Base ──────────────────────────────────────── */
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}

:root{
  --primary:#1a3a5c;
  --primary-dark:#0f2540;
  --secondary:#2d6a4f;
  --secondary-light:#40916c;
  --accent:#e87722;
  --accent-dark:#d4690f;
  --bg:#f4f6f8;
  --white:#ffffff;
  --text:#1c2833;
  --muted:#566573;
  --light:#839192;
  --border:#d5d8dc;
  --border-light:#eaecee;
  --font:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Inter,Roboto,sans-serif;
  --serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --max:1200px;
  --radius:6px;
  --radius-lg:10px;
  --shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
  --shadow-md:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
  --ease:.2s ease;
}

html{font-size:16px;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--font);font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--text);background:var(--bg);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--primary);text-decoration:none;transition:color var(--ease)}
a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
ul,ol{padding-left:1.5rem}
p{margin-bottom:1.25rem}
strong{font-weight:600}

/* ── Typography ────────────────────────────────────────── */
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{font-family:var(--font);font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:.75rem}
h1{font-size:2.25rem}h2{font-size:1.75rem}h3{font-size:1.375rem}h4{font-size:1.125rem}
blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--secondary);padding:.75rem 1.25rem;margin:1.5rem 0;background:#f0f7f4;border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}
code{background:#eef2f7;padding:.15em .4em;border-radius:3px;font-size:.875em;font-family:"Courier New",monospace}
hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);margin:2rem 0}

/* ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.container{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.site-content{padding:2.5rem 0}
.content-area{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:2rem;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:900px){.content-area{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sidebar{order:2}}
.main-content{min-width:0}

/* ── Header ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header{background:var(--primary);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:.875rem 20px;max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;gap:1rem}
.site-branding{flex-shrink:0}
.site-title{font-size:1.375rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff!important;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.1;display:block}
.site-title span{color:#7ec8a4}
.site-tagline{font-size:.7rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);margin-top:2px;font-weight:400}

/* ── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.main-navigation{display:flex;align-items:center}
.main-navigation ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;gap:.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.main-navigation ul li{position:relative}
.main-navigation ul li a{display:block;padding:.5rem .875rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);font-size:.875rem;font-weight:500;border-radius:var(--radius);transition:all var(--ease)}
.main-navigation ul li a:hover,.main-navigation ul li.current-menu-item>a,.main-navigation ul li.current-menu-ancestor>a{color:#fff;background:rgba(255,255,255,.13)}
.main-navigation ul ul{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;background:var(--primary-dark);border-radius:0 0 var(--radius) var(--radius);min-width:210px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);flex-direction:column;gap:0;z-index:200}
.main-navigation ul li:hover>ul{display:flex}
.main-navigation ul ul li a{border-radius:0;padding:.625rem 1rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);font-size:.8125rem}
.main-navigation ul ul li:last-child a{border-bottom:none}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);color:#fff;padding:.5rem .875rem;border-radius:var(--radius);cursor:pointer;font-size:.875rem;font-family:var(--font)}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .menu-toggle{display:block}
  .main-navigation{width:100%}
  .main-navigation ul{display:none;flex-direction:column;width:100%;background:var(--primary-dark);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.5rem;margin-top:.5rem;gap:.125rem}
  .main-navigation ul.toggled{display:flex}
  .main-navigation ul ul{position:static;display:flex;box-shadow:none;padding-left:1rem}
  .header-inner{flex-wrap:wrap}
}

/* ── Breadcrumbs ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.breadcrumb-wrap{background:var(--white);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);padding:.625rem 0;font-size:.8125rem;color:var(--muted)}
.breadcrumb-wrap a{color:var(--secondary);font-weight:500}

/* ── Hero ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--primary) 0%,var(--secondary) 100%);padding:4rem 0;text-align:center;color:#fff}
.site-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:2.5rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:800}
.site-hero p{font-size:1.125rem;opacity:.9;max-width:580px;margin:0 auto 1.75rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.92)}
.hero-search{display:flex;max-width:480px;margin:0 auto;gap:.5rem}
.hero-search input{flex:1;padding:.75rem 1rem;border:none;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:.9375rem;font-family:var(--font);outline:none}
.hero-search button{padding:.75rem 1.25rem;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:var(--radius);font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;font-size:.9375rem;font-family:var(--font);transition:background var(--ease)}
.hero-search button:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}

/* ── Category Cards ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.categories-section{padding:2.5rem 0;background:var(--white);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.section-title{font-size:1.375rem;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:1.25rem;font-weight:700}
.section-title span{color:var(--secondary)}
.categories-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:1rem}
@media(max-width:1024px){.categories-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:640px){.categories-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
.category-card{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:1.25rem 1rem;text-align:center;transition:all var(--ease);color:var(--text);display:block}
.category-card:hover{border-color:var(--secondary);background:#f0f7f4;transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);color:var(--secondary)}
.cat-icon{font-size:1.75rem;display:block;margin-bottom:.625rem}
.cat-name{font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:600;display:block}
.cat-count-badge{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--light);display:block;margin-top:.25rem}

/* ── Post Cards ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.posts-grid{display:grid;gap:1.5rem}
.posts-grid.two-col{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
@media(max-width:700px){.posts-grid.two-col{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.post-card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);overflow:hidden;transition:box-shadow var(--ease),transform var(--ease)}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.post-card-thumb{width:100%;height:200px;object-fit:cover}
.post-card-thumb-placeholder{width:100%;height:200px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a3a5c18 0%,#2d6a4f18 100%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--light);font-size:2rem}
.post-card-body{padding:1.25rem}
.post-card-category{display:inline-block;background:#e8f5ee;color:var(--secondary);padding:.2rem .625rem;border-radius:20px;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-bottom:.625rem}
.post-card-category:hover{background:var(--secondary);color:#fff}
.post-card-title{font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:.625rem;color:var(--primary)}
.post-card-title a{color:inherit}
.post-card-title a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.post-card-excerpt{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:.875rem;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.post-card-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--light);border-top:1px solid var(--border-light);padding-top:.875rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.post-card-meta a{color:var(--muted)}
.post-card-meta a:hover{color:var(--secondary)}

/* ── Single Post ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.single-post-header{background:var(--white);padding:2rem 0 1.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);margin-bottom:2rem}
.single-post-category{display:inline-block;background:#e8f5ee;color:var(--secondary);padding:.25rem .75rem;border-radius:20px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-bottom:.875rem}
.single-post-title{font-size:2.125rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:1rem;color:var(--primary)}
.single-post-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;font-size:.8125rem;color:var(--light);flex-wrap:wrap}
.single-post-meta strong{color:var(--muted)}
.post-thumbnail-wrap{margin-bottom:2rem;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);overflow:hidden}
.post-thumbnail-wrap img{width:100%;max-height:420px;object-fit:cover}

.entry-content{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.8;color:var(--text)}
.entry-content h2{margin:2rem 0 1rem;font-size:1.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--border-light)}
.entry-content h3{margin:1.75rem 0 .875rem;font-size:1.25rem}
.entry-content h4{margin:1.5rem 0 .75rem}
.entry-content p{margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.entry-content ul,.entry-content ol{margin-bottom:1.25rem;padding-left:1.75rem}
.entry-content li{margin-bottom:.375rem}
.entry-content a{color:var(--secondary);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:2px}
.entry-content a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.entry-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-size:.9375rem}
.entry-content table th{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;padding:.625rem .875rem;text-align:left;font-weight:600}
.entry-content table td{padding:.625rem .875rem;border:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.entry-content table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--bg)}
.entry-content img{border-radius:var(--radius);margin:1rem 0}

.notice-box{border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin:1.5rem 0;font-size:.9375rem;border-left:4px solid}
.notice-info{background:#e8f4fd;border-color:#2196F3;color:#1a3a5c}
.notice-warning{background:#fff8e1;border-color:var(--accent);color:#7d4500}
.notice-success{background:#e8f5ee;border-color:var(--secondary);color:#1b4332}

.post-tags{margin:1.5rem 0;display:flex;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.post-tags .tag-label{font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted)}
.post-tags a{display:inline-block;padding:.25rem .75rem;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted);transition:all var(--ease)}
.post-tags a:hover{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;border-color:var(--primary)}

/* ── Author Box ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.author-box{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-left:4px solid var(--secondary);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:1.5rem;margin:2rem 0;display:flex;gap:1.25rem;align-items:flex-start}
.author-avatar{width:72px;height:72px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0;border:3px solid var(--border-light)}
.author-avatar-placeholder{width:72px;height:72px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;flex-shrink:0}
.author-info{flex:1;min-width:0}
.author-name-label{font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--light);margin-bottom:.25rem}
.author-name{font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:.125rem}
.author-title{font-size:.8125rem;color:var(--secondary);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:.625rem}
.author-bio{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:0}
.author-posts-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:.625rem;font-size:.8125rem;color:var(--secondary);font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:580px){.author-box{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center}}

/* ── Sidebar ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.sidebar{min-width:0}
.widget{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.widget-title{font-size:.9375rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-bottom:.625rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--secondary);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em}
.widget ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.widget ul li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-light);margin:0}
.widget ul li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.widget ul li a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:.5rem 0;font-size:.875rem;color:var(--text);transition:color var(--ease)}
.widget ul li a:hover{color:var(--secondary)}
.cat-count{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:20px;padding:.1rem .5rem;font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted)}
.widget-about-text{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:1rem}
.sidebar-cta{display:block;background:var(--secondary);color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:.75rem;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:.875rem;font-weight:600;transition:background var(--ease)}
.sidebar-cta:hover{background:var(--secondary-light);color:#fff}

/* ── Page Header ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.page-header{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;padding:2.5rem 0;margin-bottom:2rem}
.page-header h1{color:#fff;font-size:2rem;margin:0}
.page-header .page-subtitle{color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);margin-top:.5rem;font-size:1rem}
.page-content-wrap{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:2rem 2.5rem}
@media(max-width:640px){.page-content-wrap{padding:1.25rem}}

/* ── Contact Form ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-form{max-width:600px}
.form-group{margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.form-group label{display:block;font-size:.875rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:.375rem}
.form-group input,.form-group textarea,.form-group select{width:100%;padding:.75rem 1rem;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:.9375rem;font-family:var(--font);color:var(--text);background:var(--bg);transition:border-color var(--ease);outline:none}
.form-group input:focus,.form-group textarea:focus{border-color:var(--secondary);background:var(--white);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(45,106,79,.1)}
.form-group textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.btn-submit{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border:none;padding:.75rem 1.75rem;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--font);transition:background var(--ease)}
.btn-submit:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}

/* ── Footer ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer{background:var(--primary-dark);color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);padding:3rem 0 0;margin-top:3rem}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem}
@media(max-width:900px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.footer-logo{font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;display:block;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.footer-logo span{color:#7ec8a4}
.footer-about{font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}
.footer-col-title{font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#fff;margin-bottom:1rem}
.footer-links{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.footer-links li{margin-bottom:.5rem}
.footer-links li a{font-size:.875rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);transition:color var(--ease)}
.footer-links li a:hover{color:#7ec8a4}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:1.25rem 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:.8125rem;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem}
.footer-legal-links{display:flex;gap:1rem;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-legal-links a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);font-size:.8125rem}
.footer-legal-links a:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.9)}

/* ── Pagination ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:.375rem;margin:2rem 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pagination .page-numbers{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:40px;height:40px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:.875rem;color:var(--text);background:var(--white);transition:all var(--ease)}
.pagination .page-numbers:hover,.pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--primary);border-color:var(--primary);color:#fff}
.pagination .page-numbers.prev,.pagination .page-numbers.next{width:auto;padding:0 .875rem}

/* ── 404 & Search ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.error-404-wrap{text-align:center;padding:4rem 2rem;background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);border:1px solid var(--border-light)}
.error-404-num{font-size:6rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--border);line-height:1;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.error-404-wrap h1{font-size:1.75rem;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.error-404-wrap p{color:var(--muted);max-width:440px;margin:0 auto 1.5rem}
.btn-primary{display:inline-block;background:var(--primary);color:#fff;padding:.75rem 1.75rem;border-radius:var(--radius);font-weight:600;font-size:.9375rem;transition:background var(--ease)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--secondary);color:#fff}
.search-header{margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.search-header h1{font-size:1.5rem}
.search-header h1 span{color:var(--secondary)}
.no-results{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:3rem 2rem;text-align:center}

/* ── Archive Header ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.archive-header{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border-light);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.archive-header h1{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:.375rem}
.archive-description{font-size:.9375rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* ── Utility ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:auto;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.skip-link:focus{position:static;width:auto;height:auto;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;padding:.5rem 1rem;z-index:1000}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);border:0}
.toc-box{background:#f0f7f4;border:1px solid #c3e6d4;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:1.25rem 1.5rem;margin:1.5rem 0}
.toc-box h4{font-size:.9375rem;color:var(--secondary);margin-bottom:.75rem}
.toc-box ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.25rem}
.toc-box li{margin-bottom:.25rem}
.toc-box a{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--secondary-light);text-decoration:none}
.toc-box a:hover{color:var(--secondary);text-decoration:underline}