/* Blog archive, single post and 404 — replaces the Elementor Pro theme-builder templates
   (which were still the purple "Digital Marketing Agency" kit placeholders). Ledger Pro palette. */
.ncx .blog-head{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#F2F6FD 0%,#fff 100%);padding:56px 0 34px;text-align:center}
.ncx .blog-head h1{font-size:40px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:10px 0 8px}
.ncx .blog-head p{color:var(--mut);font-size:17px;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.ncx .blog-cats{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;margin-top:22px}
.ncx .blog-cats a{font:700 13px Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 14px;color:var(--mut)}
.ncx .blog-cats a:hover,.ncx .blog-cats a.on{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);background:var(--ice)}
.ncx .blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;padding:34px 0 50px}
@media (max-width:980px){.ncx .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media (max-width:640px){.ncx .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.ncx .pcard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s}
.ncx .pcard:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(10,15,30,.09)}
.ncx .pcard .thumb{aspect-ratio:40/21;background:var(--ice);overflow:hidden} /* 1200×630 like the featured images: nothing cropped */
.pcard:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.ncx .pcard .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;display:block;transition:transform .35s ease}
.ncx .pcard .pbody{padding:18px 20px 20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;flex:1}
.ncx .pcard .pmeta{font:600 12px 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.ncx .pcard h2,.ncx .pcard h3{font-size:19px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.ncx .pcard p{color:var(--mut);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55}
.ncx .pcard .more{margin-top:auto;font-weight:700;color:var(--blue);font-size:14px}
.ncx .pagination{display:flex;gap:6px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:0 0 56px}
.ncx .pagination .page-numbers{font:700 14px Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 13px;color:var(--ink)}
.ncx .pagination .page-numbers.current,.ncx .pagination .page-numbers:hover{background:var(--blue);color:#fff;border-color:var(--blue)}
/* single */
.ncx .post-head{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#F2F6FD 0%,#fff 100%);padding:52px 0 30px}
.ncx .post-head .wrap,.ncx .post-body .wrap,.ncx .post-foot .wrap{max-width:820px}
.ncx .post-head h1{font-size:38px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.15;margin:10px 0 14px}
.ncx .post-meta{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--mut);font:600 13px Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif}
.ncx .post-hero{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 20px 50px rgba(10,15,30,.12);margin:20px auto 0;max-width:820px}
.ncx .post-hero img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.ncx .post-body{padding:34px 0 20px}
.ncx .post-content{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#1c2333}
.ncx .post-content>*+*{margin-top:1.1em}
.ncx .post-content h2{font-size:28px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:1.8em}
.ncx .post-content h3{font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin-top:1.5em}
.ncx .post-content h4{font-size:18px;font-weight:800}
.ncx .post-content p,.ncx .post-content ul,.ncx .post-content ol{margin-bottom:0}
.ncx .post-content ul,.ncx .post-content ol{padding-left:1.4em}
.ncx .post-content li+li{margin-top:.4em}
.ncx .post-content a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.ncx .post-content img{max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:12px}
.ncx .post-content blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--blue);background:var(--ice);padding:14px 18px;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0}
.ncx .post-content pre{background:#0A0F1E;color:#e6ecf7;padding:16px 18px;border-radius:12px;overflow:auto;font:14px/1.6 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace}
.ncx .post-content code{font:.92em 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;background:var(--ice);padding:.1em .35em;border-radius:5px}
.ncx .post-content pre code{background:none;padding:0}
.ncx .post-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px}
.ncx .post-content th,.ncx .post-content td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:9px 12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.ncx .post-content th{background:var(--ice);font-weight:800}
.ncx .post-content .wp-caption,.ncx .post-content figure{max-width:100%}
.ncx .post-content figcaption,.ncx .post-content .wp-caption-text{font-size:13px;color:var(--mut);margin-top:6px}
.ncx .post-share{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:34px 0 0;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font:700 13px Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--mut)}
.ncx .post-share a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.ncx .post-share a:hover{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);background:var(--ice)}
.ncx .post-share svg{width:16px;height:16px}
.ncx .post-nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin:26px 0 0}
.ncx .post-nav a{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 16px;display:block}
.ncx .post-nav a span{display:block;font:600 11px 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:4px}
.ncx .post-nav a b{font-size:15px;line-height:1.3}
.ncx .post-nav .next{text-align:right}
@media (max-width:640px){.ncx .post-nav{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ncx .post-head h1{font-size:30px}}
.ncx .post-more{padding:34px 0 50px}
.ncx .post-more h2{font-size:24px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:18px}
.ncx .post-more .blog-grid{padding:0}
/* CTA band shared by blog pages */
.ncx .blog-cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0F509C,#135CF9);color:#fff;padding:52px 0}
.ncx .blog-cta .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:30px;align-items:center}
.ncx .blog-cta h2{color:#fff;font-size:30px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:6px 0 10px}
.ncx .blog-cta p{color:#dbe9fb;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 20px}
.ncx .blog-cta .btn-p{background:#fff;color:#0F509C}
.ncx .blog-cta .btn-p:hover{background:#F2F6FD}
.ncx .blog-cta img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 90px;box-shadow:0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}
@media (max-width:860px){.ncx .blog-cta .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ncx .blog-cta img{max-width:420px}}
/* 404 */
.ncx .nf{padding:90px 0 80px;text-align:center}
.ncx .nf .big{font:800 96px/1 Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:var(--blue)}
.ncx .nf h1{font-size:30px;font-weight:800;margin:10px 0 10px}
.ncx .nf p{color:var(--mut);max-width:480px;margin:0 auto 24px}
.ncx .nf .cta{justify-content:center}
.ncx .nf form{display:flex;gap:8px;max-width:440px;margin:26px auto 0}
.ncx .nf input[type=search]{flex:1;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:11px 14px;font:15px Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif}
/* search results */
.ncx .search-list{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:30px 0 60px;display:grid;gap:14px}
.ncx .search-list a.res{display:block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px}
.ncx .search-list a.res b{display:block;font-size:17px;margin-bottom:4px}
.ncx .search-list a.res span{color:var(--mut);font-size:14px}
.ncx .blog-cta .btn-o{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}
.ncx .blog-cta .btn-o:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);color:#fff;border-color:#fff}
/* ---- single post: reading rhythm, in-article contents, figures, tables ---- */
.ncx .post-head{padding:56px 0 34px}
.ncx .post-head .cat{display:inline-block;background:var(--ice);color:var(--blue);padding:5px 10px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none}
.ncx .post-head .cat:hover{background:var(--blue);color:#fff}
.ncx .post-head h1{font-size:42px;line-height:1.12;margin:16px 0 16px}
.ncx .post-meta{gap:8px 16px;align-items:center}
.ncx .post-meta span+span::before{content:"·";margin-right:16px;color:#C3CCDA}
.ncx .post-meta .by{color:var(--ink)}
.ncx .post-hero{margin-top:28px;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:480px;background:var(--ice)}
.ncx .post-hero img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.ncx .post-body{padding:40px 0 20px}
.ncx .post-content{font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.75;color:#1F2937}
.ncx .post-content>p:first-child{font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}
.ncx .post-content h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:2em;padding-top:.2em;scroll-margin-top:96px}
.ncx .post-content h3{font-size:22px;margin-top:1.6em;scroll-margin-top:96px}
.ncx .post-content h2+p,.ncx .post-content h3+p{margin-top:.6em}
.ncx .post-content ul{list-style:none;padding-left:0}
.ncx .post-content ul>li{position:relative;padding-left:26px}
.ncx .post-content ul>li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:6px;top:.7em;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--blue)}
.ncx .post-content ol{padding-left:0}
.ncx .post-content ol>li{position:relative;padding-left:34px}
.ncx .post-content ol>li::before{content:counter(li);position:absolute;left:0;top:.15em;width:24px;height:24px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ice);color:var(--blue);font:800 13px/24px 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;text-align:center}
.ncx .post-content li+li{margin-top:.55em}
.ncx .post-content li>ul,.ncx .post-content li>ol{margin-top:.5em}
.ncx .post-content strong{color:var(--ink)}
.ncx .post-content a:hover{color:var(--blue-d)}
.ncx .post-content figure{margin:1.6em 0}
.ncx .post-content figure img,.ncx .post-content>img,.ncx .post-content p>img{display:block;margin:0 auto;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.ncx .post-content figcaption{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--faint);text-align:center;margin-top:10px}
.ncx .post-content blockquote{font-size:19px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.55;padding:18px 22px}
.ncx .post-content blockquote p{margin:0}
.ncx .post-content table{display:block;overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;font-size:14.5px}
.ncx .post-content table thead th{position:sticky;top:0}
.ncx .post-content td,.ncx .post-content th{border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:10px 14px}
.ncx .post-content tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.ncx .post-content hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.4em 0}
.ncx .post-toc{background:var(--ice);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:18px 22px 16px;margin:0 0 30px}
.ncx .post-toc b{display:block;font:600 11px 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin-bottom:10px}
.ncx .post-toc ol{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;columns:2;column-gap:28px}
.ncx .post-toc li{break-inside:avoid;padding:4px 0;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600}
.ncx .post-toc a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.ncx .post-toc a:hover{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:640px){.ncx .post-head h1{font-size:30px}.ncx .post-content{font-size:16.5px}.ncx .post-content>p:first-child{font-size:18px}.ncx .post-toc ol{columns:1}}
/* numbered lists: native markers (they honour start="…" and nesting), styled — not a CSS counter */
.ncx .post-content ol{list-style:decimal;padding-left:1.7em;counter-reset:list-item}
.ncx .post-content ol>li{padding-left:.4em;counter-increment:list-item}
.ncx .post-content ol>li::before{content:none}
.ncx .post-content ol>li::marker{color:var(--blue);font-weight:800;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
/* hover states: previous/next cards, card title + "Read more" arrow, category chip focus */
.ncx .pcard:hover{border-color:#BFD0EC}
.ncx .pcard:hover h2,.ncx .pcard:hover h3{color:var(--blue)}
.ncx .pcard h2,.ncx .pcard h3,.ncx .pcard .more{transition:color .15s,transform .15s}
.ncx .pcard:hover .more{transform:translateX(3px)}
.ncx .post-nav a{transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s,border-color .18s;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.ncx .post-nav a:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(10,15,30,.09);border-color:#BFD0EC}
.ncx .post-nav a:hover b{color:var(--blue)}
.ncx .post-nav a b{transition:color .15s}
.ncx .blog-cats a:focus-visible,.ncx .pcard:focus-within{outline:3px solid rgba(19,92,249,.35);outline-offset:2px}
.ncx .post-share a{transition:border-color .15s,color .15s,background .15s,transform .15s}
.ncx .post-share a:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
/* post cards: the whole card is the link; a clearer hover (blue frame, tinted lift, image zoom, title + arrow) */
.ncx .pcard{position:relative;transition:transform .22s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),box-shadow .22s,border-color .22s}
.ncx .pcard h3 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.ncx .pcard h3 a::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1}
.ncx .pcard .thumb,.ncx .pcard .more{position:relative;z-index:2}
.ncx .pcard .thumb::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(10,15,30,0) 60%,rgba(10,15,30,.10));opacity:0;transition:opacity .25s}
.ncx .pcard:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);border-color:#BFD0EC;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(10,15,30,.10)}
.ncx .pcard:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.06)}
.ncx .pcard:hover .thumb::after{opacity:1}
.ncx .pcard:hover .pmeta{color:var(--blue-d)}
.ncx .pcard .more{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.ncx .pcard .more::after{content:"";width:0;height:2px;background:var(--blue);transition:width .22s;display:none}
.ncx .pcard:hover .more{transform:translateX(4px);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.ncx .pcard:active{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.ncx .pcard:focus-within{border-color:#BFD0EC;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(19,92,249,.18)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ncx .pcard,.ncx .pcard .thumb img,.ncx .pcard .more{transition:none}}