/*
Theme Name: Graceful Gold Blog
Theme URI: https://optimathemes.com/graceful-gold-blog-theme/
Author: Aslam
Author URI: http://optimathemes.com/
Description: Graceful Gold Blog is a stylish and versatile free WordPress theme designed for a wide range of blogs and websites, including fashion, lifestyle, travel, tech, health, fitness, beauty, food, news, and online magazines. With its fully responsive and Retina-ready design, this theme ensures a seamless and visually stunning experience across all devices. Featuring a clean, modern, and minimalistic layout, Graceful Gold Blog is both user-friendly and highly customizable. It is WooCommerce compatible, allowing you to create an online store effortlessly, and supports Right-to-Left (RTL) languages for greater accessibility. Additionally, it is SEO-optimized, ensuring better search engine rankings and improved visibility. Whether you're a blogger, entrepreneur, or business owner, Graceful Gold Blog provides the perfect foundation for building a professional and engaging website.
Template: graceful
Version: 1.0.3
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 5.6
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: graceful-gold-blog
Tags: blog, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, featured-images, footer-widgets, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, e-commerce
*/


/*
Customization of this theme starts here
*/

/* style.css */


/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Header Sections
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
body {
    background-color:rgb(240, 235, 224);
}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5
{
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif !important;
	color: rgb(49, 77, 60) !important;
}
h1
{
	font-size: 30px !important;
	font-weight:700;
}
h2, h2 a
{
	font-size: 25px;
	font-weight:700;
	color: rgb(49, 77, 60) !important;
}
h3
{
	font-size:22px !important;
}
h4
{
	font-size:20px !important;
}
h5
{
	font-size:17px !important;
}
.main-content.wrapped-content
{
	background-color:rgb(240, 235, 224) !important;
}
#site-header
{
	background:rgb(240, 235, 224) !important;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(195 211 203/.2);
	box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0px;
	height:65px;
	--tw-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 rgb(0 0 0/0.05);
	--tw-shadow-colored: 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) ;
	position: relative;
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  padding-left: 32px;
}
.graceful-widget .widget-title::after
{
	display:none;
}
#site-menu {
    text-align: left;
	margin-left: 25px;
}
#site-menu li a
{
	text-transform: none;
	  font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
	font-size: 16px;
  letter-spacing: normal;
	color:rgb(63, 101, 73);
	padding: 0px 10px !important;
}
#site-menu li a:hover, #site-menu li a:focus
{
	color: rgb(191, 118, 94)!important;
	border:none;
	outline:none;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html
{
	width:42%!important;
	min-width:550px;
	background-color: rgb(249, 246, 238)!important;
	border:1px solid rgb(224, 234, 229) !important;
	padding:24px;
	border-radius:8px;
	height:200px;
	position:relative;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html h2
{
	color: rgb(49, 77, 60) !important;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-size:18px;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	line-height:28px;
	margin-bottom:28px;
}

#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html > div >p
{
	color: rgb(74, 123, 99);
	margin-top:0px;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	line-height:20px;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form p
{
	margin-top:0px;
	margin-bottom:0px;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form
{
	display:inline-flex;
	gap: 12px;
}
.wpcf7-not-valid-tip {
  color: #dc3232;
  font-size: 1em;
  font-weight: normal;
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 12px;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
  top: 25px;
}
.wpcf7-response-output
{
	position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  font-size: 12px;
  right: 0px;
  border: none !important;
	color:#ffb900;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form input[type="email"]
{
	background-color:hsl(44.2, 35.8%, 89.6%);
	border:1px solid rgb(190, 208, 199);
	height:40px;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	color:hsl(120, 13.7%, 30%);
	font-size:14px;
	border-radius:6px;
	min-width:385px;
	margin-right:12px;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form input[type="submit"]
{
	background-color: rgb(187, 99, 70);
	width:90px;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	color: rgb(244, 242, 234);
	border-radius:6px;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html
{
	margin-right:0px !important;
	width:20%!important;
	position: relative;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html .flex.space-x-4.mt-2 {
	position:absolute;
	bottom:50px;
	display: inline-flex;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html .flex.space-x-4.mt-2 a
{
	background-color: rgb(249, 246, 238);
	border:1px solid rgb(230, 205, 197);
height: 34px;
  width: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  justify-content: center;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
	margin-right:16px;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html .flex.space-x-4.mt-2 a svg
{
	width:20px;
	height:20px;
	stroke: hsl(14.8, 45.1%, 57.8%);
  margin-top: 7px;
}
#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form p br
{
	display:none;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html > div
{
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html > div img
{
	width:102px;
	height:102px;
}
#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html > div p
{
	font-size:12px;
	color: rgb(74, 123, 99);
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	letter-spacing:normal;
	line-height:16px;
}
.post.type-post .site-images
{
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}
.post.type-post .site-images img
{
	object-fit:cover;
	height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}
.wep-card-title
{
	font-size:18px;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	letter-spacing: -.4px;
	color: rgb(48, 77, 60) !important;
	font-weight:600;
	text-align:left !important;
	text-decoration:none!important;
	line-height: 28px;
	padding-left: 30px;
  padding-right: 30px;
	padding-top:24px;
	margin-bottom: 0px !important;
}
.wep-card .meta-data
{
	display:none;
}
.wep-card-title a
{
	text-decoration:none!important;
	font-size:18px !important;
}
.wep-card-img
{
	border-radius:0px !important;
}
.wep-card-text p
{
	font-size:14px;
	line-height:20px;
	color: rgb(76, 125, 101);
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	letter-spacing:normal;
	text-align: left;
	padding-left: 30px;
  padding-right: 30px;
}
.span-reading-time.rt-reading-time
{
	position:absolute;
	bottom:30px
}
.wp-block-categories-list, .category-icon-list
{
	grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
	display: inline-grid;
/* 	margin:0px!important; */
	padding:0px !important;
	gap:8px;
	width: 100%;
/* 	margin-bottom:32px !important; */
}
.wp-block-column
{
	display:inline-flex;
}
.wp-block-categories-list li, .category-icon-item:nth-child(odd) a, .category-icon-item:nth-child(even) a
{
	display:inline-flex;
	background-color: rgb(247, 244, 238);
	border:1px solid rgb(194, 210, 202);
	padding:8px;
	border-radius:8px;
	min-width: 195px;
}
 .category-icon-item:nth-child(even) a:hover,  .category-icon-item:nth-child(odd) a:hover
{
	background:transparent
}
.category-icon-item:nth-child(odd) a > span
{
	background-color: rgb(242, 228, 224);
	width:28px;
	height:28px;
	border-radius:50%;
	display: inline-flex;
	text-align:center;
	justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
	margin-right:8px;
}
.category-icon-item:nth-child(even) a > span
{
	background-color: rgb(232, 236, 222);
	width:28px;
	height:28px;
	border-radius:50%;
	display: inline-flex;
	text-align:center;
	justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
	margin-right:8px;
}

.category-icon-item:nth-child(odd) a > span img
{
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	filter: invert(82%) sepia(24%) saturate(7288%) hue-rotate(319deg) brightness(85%) contrast(74%);
}
.category-icon-item:nth-child(even) a > span img
{
	filter: invert(53%) sepia(61%) saturate(322%) hue-rotate(36deg) brightness(96%) contrast(95%);
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
}
.wp-block-categories-list li a, .category-icon-item a
{
	text-decoration:none !important;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	font-weight: 700;
	display: inline-flex;
  line-height: 28px;
}
.post-navigation-wrap, .comments-area
{
	display:none;
}
.home-post-readmore
{
	position:absolute;
	right:30px;
	color: rgb(202, 126, 101) !important;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none !important;
	height: 40px;
	line-height:20px;
	  display: inline-flex;
	  font-weight: 500;
	  align-items: center;
	bottom: 20px;
}
.alm-listing
{
	margin: 0px !important;
  padding: 0px !important;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
}
.alm-listing ul
{
	padding:0px;
	margin:0px;
	background:transparent !important;
	border:none;
}
h2.wep-card-title a
{
	text-decoration:none !important;
}
.alm-listing ul li,.alm-listing ul li a
{
	display:block;
	background:transparent !important;
	letter-spacing:normal;
	text-decoration:none !important;
	text-transform: none;
}
.alm-listing li > div.wep-card-img
{
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}
.alm-listing li > div img
{
	width:100%;
	height:100%;
}
.home-post-readmore svg
{
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	margin-left:10px;
}
.masonry-layout .wep-card:nth-child(odd) .wep-chip, .alm-listing > li:nth-child(odd) .wep-chip, .post-categories
{
	background-color: rgb(242, 228, 224) !important;
	color: rgb(185, 100, 72) !important;
	font-size;12px !important;
	border-radius:50px;
}
.masonry-layout .wep-card:nth-child(odd) .wep-chip, .alm-listing > li:nth-child(odd) .wep-chip a, .post-categories a
{
	color: rgb(185, 100, 72) !important;
	text-transform:none !important;
	letter-spacing:0px!important;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	
}
.masonry-layout .wep-card:nth-child(even) .wep-chip,  .alm-listing >li:nth-child(even) .wep-chip
{
	background-color: rgb(232, 236, 222) !important;
	color: rgb(110, 132, 59) !important;
	font-size;12px !important;
}
.masonry-layout .wep-card:nth-child(even) .wep-chip,  .alm-listing >li:nth-child(even) .wep-chip a
{
	color: rgb(110, 132, 59) !important;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
}
.post-page-content .wp-block-search__inside-wrapper input
{
	background-color: rgb(249, 247, 242) !important;
	border-radius: 8px;
	padding-top: 0.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
	padding-left: 2.5rem;
	padding-right: 0.75rem;
	border:1px solid rgb(194, 210, 202) !important;
	font-size:14px;
	color: #638363;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/search-VQyJ5A.svg);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position: 14px;
	background-size:16px 16px;
}
.site-branding
{
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 2rem;
	font-weight: 600;
	text-align:left !important;
}
.logo-img
{
	max-width:100%!important;
}
.logo-img img
{
	max-width:32px;
	display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: text-top;
}
.main-content.wrapped-content {
  max-width: 64rem;
}
.site-footer-wrap.wrapped-content
{
	max-width: 1400px;
	padding-left:16px!important;
	padding-right:16px !important;
}
.post-2.page .post-page-content > .span-reading-time.rt-reading-time
{
	display:none !important;
}
.single .post-page-content
{
	position:relative;
	overflow: visible;
}
.single .post-page-content .span-reading-time.rt-reading-time
{
	right: 7%;
  top: -40px;
	font-size:12px;
	color: #638363;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
}
.post-meta, .post-meta span
{
	text-align:left;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif !important;
	color: #638363 !important;
}
.post-page-content
{
	padding-top: 5px !important;
}
.post-header h1
{
	margin-bottom:0px !important;
	font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 2.25rem;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	color: rgb(51, 80, 63) !important;
	text-align:left !important;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: normal;
}
h2.wp-block-heading
{
	letter-spacing: normal;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
	color: rgb(51, 80, 63) !important;
	font-weight: 700;
	font-size: 25px;
}
.content-wrap .post
{
	background:#fff !important;
}
.wep-card-img .wep-chip
{
	top:8px !important;
	left:8px!important;
	bottom:auto !important;
}
.wp-block-button__link.wp-element-button
{
	background-color: rgb(187, 99, 70) !important;
	color: rgb(244, 242, 234) !important;
	font-size: 14px !important;
	text-decoration:none!important;
}
.post-page-content  a
{
	color: rgb(187, 99, 70) !important;
}
.post-footer
{
	display:none !important;
}
.post-page-content > ul, .post-page-content > ol
{
	line-height:28px !important;
}
.post-page-content > p, .post-page-content > ul li, .post-page-content > ol li
{
	margin-top:0px !important;
	 font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	color: rgb(72, 119, 95) !important;
	font-size:16px;
	letter-spacing: normal;
}
.entry-header {
/*     height: 150px; */
    border-bottom: none;
/* 	max-width: 1400px; */
	display:block;
/* 	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto; */
	background:transparent !important;
	padding-top: 1rem;
  	padding-bottom: 1rem;
	height: 4rem;
/* 	position: relative;
  z-index: 999999; */
}
.wep-card
{
	background-color: rgb(249, 246, 238);
	box-shadow:0 0 #0000,  0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000;
	border-radius:.5rem;
	border:1px solid rgb(194, 210, 202);
	overflow: hidden;
}
.blog .post-title {
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 38px;
}
.wep-card-body .wep-card-text
{
	margin-bottom:0px !important;
}
.wp-block-search__inside-wrapper
{
	margin-bottom:25px;
}
.blog article .post-meta {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.masonry-layout .wep-card-footer
{
	margin-top:-30px
}
.blog .post-page-content {
    padding-top: 10px;
}

#main-navigation {
    background-color: transparent !important;
    border: none;
    text-align: center;
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
  align-items: center;
/*   margin-top: -52px; */
}

.site-menu-wrapper {
    margin: 0 auto;   
}

#top-navigation {
    background-color: #ca9b52;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

aside .graceful-widget h2, 
.graceful-widget .widget-title {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #ca9b52;
    font-weight: 600;
}

aside .graceful-widget h2::after {
    border-top: 8px solid #ca9b52;
}

#graceful-post-slider {

}


#graceful-post-slider .owl-stage-outer:after {
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav {
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

.post-title {
    word-wrap: break-word;
}

.graceful-slider-title {
    width: 460px;
    word-wrap: break-word;
}
.footer-widgets > .graceful-widget {
  width: 15%;

}
.page-header + .post-page-content  .span-reading-time.rt-reading-time
{
	display:block !important;
}
.footer-copyright {
  float: right;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
font-size:12px;
	color: rgb(76, 125, 101)!important;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .graceful-slider-title {
        width: 300px;
    }
}

.site-images {
    background: #f2f2f2;
	
}

#site-footer {
    background: transparent;
}

#site-footer .graceful-widget .widget-title {
    color: rgb(48, 77, 60) !important;
    font-size: 16px;
	background:transparent;
	font-family: "PT Serif", serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    line-height: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    overflow: visible;
    position: relative;
    text-align: left;
    text-transform: none;
	border:none;
}
.widget_nav_menu li a
{
	font-size:12px;
	color: rgb(76, 125, 101)!important;
	font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif;
	
}
.widget_nav_menu li
{
	position:relative;
	line-height:22px !important;
	padding-left:8px;
}
.widget_nav_menu li::before
{
	background:rgb(215, 166, 150)!important;
	position:absolute;
	left:0px;
	content:"";
	top:9px;
	width:4px;
	height:4px;
	border-radius:50%;
}
#site-footer .graceful-widget .widget-title::after {
    border-top: 8px solid #b9ad94;
}

.footer-widgets {
/*     border-bottom: none;    */
	width: 100%;
  display: inline-flex;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.single .post-date {
/*     color: #111111 !important; */
/*     font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; */
    font-size: 13px;
}

.single .post-title-author { 
    color: #111111 !important;
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: normal;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .content-column > li {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

/* Top Navigation
   ========================================================================== */

#top-navigation {
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0px 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0, 0.1);
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e4e4;
}

#top-menu {
  display: inline-block;
}

#top-menu li {
  position: relative;
}

#top-menu li.menu-item-has-children>a:after {
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    content: "\f107";
    margin-left: 6px;
    font-size: 12px;
}

#top-menu ul li.menu-item-has-children>a:after {
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    content: "\f105";
    font-size: 14px;
    float: right;
}

#top-menu > li {
  display: inline-block;
  list-style: none;
}

#top-menu li a {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 5px;
  margin-left: 5px;
  color: #ffffff;
}

#top-menu a:focus {
  outline: 3px dotted #000000 !important;
}

#top-menu li a:first-child {
  margin-left: 0;
}

#top-menu > li > a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#top-menu > li:first-child > a {
  padding-left: 0px;
}

#top-menu > li:last-child > a {
  padding-right: 0px;
}

#top-menu ul ul {
  top: -1px;
  left: 100%;
}

#top-menu .sub-menu {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999em;
  z-index: 1101;
  width: 170px;
  text-align: left;
  border: 1px solid #e4e4e4;
  border-width: 1px;
  opacity: 0;
}

#top-menu .menu-item:hover > ul, #top-menu .menu-item:focus-within > ul {
  left: 0;
  opacity: 1;
}

#top-menu .menu-item:hover ul ul, #top-menu .menu-item:focus-within ul ul{
  left: 100%;
}

#top-menu .sub-menu a {
  border-bottom-style: solid;
  border-bottom-width: 1px; 
}

#top-menu .sub-menu > li:last-of-type > a {
  border: none;
}

#top-menu .sub-menu li:first-child > .sub-menu {
  margin-top: -1px;
}

#top-menu .sub-menu > li > a {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 8px 15px;
  margin: 0;
}

#top-menu li a {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 40px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
#top-menu .sub-menu > li > a {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 24px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

#top-menu li a {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 40px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
#top-menu .sub-menu > li > a {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 22px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

#top-menu li a,
#main-menu li a {
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#top-navigation > div {
  padding-left: 30px;
  padding-right: 30px;
}

.post-categories {
    background: #f4f1ec;
    border: 1px solid #dfd6c5;
}

.graceful-small-image-box {
    background-color: #f4f1ec;
}

.wp-block-search__button {
    background: #f2f2f2;
    border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

#main-navigation #searchform #s {
    border: 1px solid #bdb29b;
}

#main-navigation #searchform #searchsubmit, .close-graceful-search {
    background: #f2f2f2;
    border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}


#graceful-post-slider {
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.widget_categories > ul > li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
}

aside .wp-block-latest-posts.wp-block-latest-posts__list li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
}

.wp-block-search__label {
    display: none;
}


/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Featured Boxes Sections
--------------------------------------------------------------*/

#featured-boxes {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
  background: #fff;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

#featured-boxes .wrapped-content {
  font-size: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

#featured-boxes .featured-box {
  position: relative;
  float: left;
}

#featured-boxes a {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

#featured-boxes .featured-box img {
    border-radius: 20px;
}

#featured-boxes .graceful-wrap-outer {
  padding: 12px;
}

#featured-boxes h4 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 11px 20px;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.50);
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

#featured-boxes .featured-box {
    width: calc((100% - 50px ) /3);
    width: -webkit-calc((100% - 70px ) /3);
    margin-right: 34px;
}

#featured-boxes .featured-box:last-child {
    margin-right: 0;
}


@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .featured-box {
        display: block;
    }
    .main-navigation-search {
        right: 20px;
        top: 14px !important;
    }
}


@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    #featured-boxes .featured-box {
        width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: 34px;
    }
    
    #featured-boxes {
      padding: 20px !important;
    }
}


/* Media Query Min 768px
   ========================================================================== */
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .blog .post-page-content p {
        padding: 0 24px;
    }
    #main-navigation .wrapped-content {
        padding-left: 0;
    }
    .main-navigation-search {
        right: 0;
    }
    #main-navigation .navigation-socials {
        right: 35px;
    }

}



/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Posts Ticker
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.graceful-latest {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.graceful-latest .author-name {
    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.graceful-latest h4 {
    color: #030303;
    font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    line-height: 20px;
    overflow: visible;
    padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;
    position: relative;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-block;
    clear: both;
}

.trending-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blinking-dot {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background-color: red;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 8px;
    animation: blink 1s infinite;
}

@keyframes blink {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 1;
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 0;
    }
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 0;
}

/* Card Layout */
.graceful-latest .post-card {
    display: flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #f4f1ec;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    height: 400px; /* Increased card height for taller image */
}

.graceful-latest .post-image {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 400px; /* Matching taller height */
}

.graceful-latest .post-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.graceful-latest .post-image .no-thumbnail {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #ddd;
}

.graceful-latest .post-content {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    padding: 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.graceful-latest .post-author {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.graceful-latest .post-author img {
    width: 40px !important;
    height: 40px !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 10px;
}

.graceful-latest .author-name {
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #333;
}

.graceful-latest .post-date {
    color: #111;
    margin-left: 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.graceful-latest .post-title {
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 38px;
    margin: 0 0 auto 0;
}

.graceful-latest .post-title a {
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.graceful-latest .post-title a:hover {
    color: #0077cc;
}

.graceful-latest .post-meta {
    margin-top: auto;
    color: #111;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.graceful-latest .separator {
    margin: 0 5px;
}

/* Navigation controls */
.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 42%;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-nav button {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 30px !important;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    pointer-events: all;
    color: #111 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-nav button:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-nav .owl-prev {
    position: absolute;
    left: 10px;
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-nav .owl-next {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .owl-dots {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
}

.graceful-latest-posts-ticker .item {
    padding: 10px;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .post-card {
        height: 350px;
    }
    
    .post-image {
        height: 350px;
    }
    
    .post-title {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .post-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
    }
    
    .post-image {
        flex: 0 0 280px;
        height: 280px;
    }
    
    .post-content {
        flex: 1;
        padding: 15px;
    }
    
    .post-title {
        font-size: 24px;
    }
    
    .post-author {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .post-image {
        height: 220px;
    }
}


/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Slider Customization
--------------------------------------------------------------*/

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav {
   align-items: unset;
   background-color: unset;
   height: unset;
   justify-content: unset;
   margin: unset;
   max-width: unset;
   text-align: unset;
   width: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-nav button {
   display: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-nav button:focus {
   box-shadow: unset;
   outline: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-nav [class*=owl-]:hover {
   background: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-dots {
   display: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-stage-outer:after {
   background-color: unset;
   bottom: unset;
   content: unset;
   display: unset;
   height: unset;
   left: unset;
   position: unset;
   transform: unset;
   width: unset;
   z-index: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-next {
   border-radius: unset;
   margin-left: unset;
   margin-top: unset;
   padding-left: unset;
   position: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-next span {
   color: unset;
   font-size: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-next::after {
   background: unset;
   border-radius: unset;
   content: unset;
   height: unset;
   position: unset;
   right: unset;
   top: unset;
   width: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-prev {
   border-radius: unset;
   margin-right: unset;
   margin-top: unset;
   padding-right: unset;
   position: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-prev span {
   color: unset;
   font-size: unset;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .owl-prev::after {
   background: unset;
   border-radius: unset;
   content: unset;
   height: unset;
   position: unset;
   right: unset;
   top: unset;
   width: unset;
}


#graceful-post-slider {
    padding: 0 4px !important;
}

#graceful-post-slider .slide-item {
    height: 480px;
}

#graceful-post-slider {
   padding-bottom: 15px;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .slider-item:first-child {
   display: block;
}
 #graceful-post-slider .slide-item {
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center;
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 44%;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
    justify-content: space-between;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    pointer-events: none; 
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav button {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    border: none;
    font-size: 60px !important; 
    pointer-events: all;
    color: #777 !important; 
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 6px 8px 15px 10px !important;
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav button:hover {
    color: #000 !important; 
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav [class*=owl-]:hover {
       background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav .owl-prev {
    position: absolute;
    left: 10px; 
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-nav .owl-next {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px; 
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-dots {
    margin-top: -32px;
    position: relative;
}

.owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot.active span, .owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot:hover span {
    background: #fbfbfb;
}


 #graceful-post-slider .graceful-wrap-inner {
   vertical-align: bottom;
}
 #graceful-post-slider.wrapped-content img {
   width: 100%;
}
 #graceful-post-slider.wrapped-content .slider-item-bg {
   height: 540px;
}
 .slider-item {
   display: none;
   position: relative;
}
 .slider-item-bg {
   background-position: center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-size: cover;
   height: 450px;
}
 .graceful-slider-info {
   display: inline-block;
   max-width: 840px;
   padding: 40px;
}
 .slider-categories {
   font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: bold;
   letter-spacing: 3px;
   margin-bottom: 16px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
}
 .graceful-slider-title {
   font-size: 36px;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   line-height: 44px;
   margin-bottom: 25px;
}
 .graceful-slider-read-more a {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
   border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
   cursor: pointer;
   display: inline-block;
   font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: bold;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
   line-height: 30px;
   margin-bottom: 30px;
   padding: 0 25px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
}

#graceful-post-slider .owl-dots {
   display: block !important;
   padding: 0 !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    #graceful-post-slider .owl-nav {
        display: none;
    }
    .graceful-slider-info {
        padding: 10px;
    }
    .graceful-slider-title {
        font-size: 24px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        line-height: 31px;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }
    #graceful-post-slider .slide-item {
        height: 240px;
    }
}


@media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
    #graceful-post-slider.wrapped-content {
        padding-bottom: 12px;
        padding-left: 20px !important;
        padding-right: 20px !important;
    }
    
}


/* Shine Effect on post images */
.site-images a {
    /*position: relative;*/
}
.site-images a::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -75%;
    z-index: 2;
    display: block;
    content: '';
    width: 50%;
    height: 100%;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.3) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.3) 100%);
    -webkit-transform: skewX(-25deg);
    transform: skewX(-25deg);
}
.site-images a:hover::before {
    -webkit-animation: shine .75s;
    animation: shine .75s;
}
@-webkit-keyframes shine {
    100% {
        left: 125%;
    }
}
@keyframes shine {
    100% {
        left: 125%;
    }
}



/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Home Blog List Layout Customization
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.blog .content-column article {
    display: flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    height: 400px; 
}
.blog .post-image-col{
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    
}
.blog .post-image-col .site-images{
    height: 400px; 
}
.blog .site-images a img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;   
}
.blog .site-images .no-thumbnail {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #ddd;
}
.blog .post-content-col {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    padding: 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.blog .content-column li {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}
.blog .post-header {
    text-align: unset;
}
.blog .post-title {
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: bolder;
    line-height: 36px;
}
.blog .post-page-content {
    padding-top: 0;
}
.blog .post-page-content p {
    padding: 0px;
    margin: 0px;
}
.blog .continue-read {
    text-align: left;
    margin: 5px 0 30px;
    padding: 0;
}

.blog .continue-read a {
    line-height: 34px;
}
    

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .blog .content-column article {
        height: 350px;
    }
    
    .blog .post-image-col .site-images {
        height: 350px;
    }
    
    .blog .post-title {
        font-size: 24px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog .content-column article {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
    }
    
    .blog .post-image-col .site-images {
        flex: 0 0 280px;
        height: 280px;
    }
    
    .blog .post-content-col {
        flex: 1;
        padding: 15px;
    }
    
    .blog .post-title {
        font-size: 23px;
    }
    
    .blog .post-author {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .blog .graceful-latest .post-card {
        height: 430px;
    }
    .blog .post-image-col .site-images {
        height: 220px;
    }
}

.navigation-search-button {
    border-radius: 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 24px;
    position: relative;
}

.main-navigation-search {
    top: 7px;
}

.navigation-search-button i {
    color: #ffffff !important;
}

.continue-read a {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #ca9b52;
    color: #ca9b52 !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}

#main-navigation #searchform #searchsubmit, .close-graceful-search {
    background: #f4f1ec;
    border: 1px solid #ca9b52;
}

.graceful-latest-articles {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    margin-top: 70px;
    border: 1px solid #ca9b52;
    padding: 0 10px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 28px;
}

.archive .post-content-col {
    margin-top: 20px;
}



.main-content.wrapped-content {
    padding-left: 0px !important;
    padding-right: 0px !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1180px) {
    .main-content.wrapped-content {
        padding-left: 20px !important;
        padding-right: 20px !important;
    }   
}
@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
	h1 {
    font-size: 20px !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 24px !important;
	}
	#site-header .entry-header
	{
		padding:0px!important
	}
	.site-branding a {
    font-size: 1.5rem !important;
	}
	 .site-branding {
    padding-top: 14px !important;
		 position: relative;
    z-index: 9;
  }
	.wp-block-categories-list, .category-icon-list
	{
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
	}
	.category-icon-list .category-icon-item
	{
		width:100% !important;
	}
	.category-icon-list .category-icon-item a
	{
		min-width:100% !important;
	}
	.alm-listing
	{
		grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
	}
	.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex
	{
		margin-bottom:0px !important;
	}
	.footer-widgets
	{
		display:block !important;
		padding-top: 0px !important;
	}
	#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html
	{
		width:100% !important;
		overflow: visible !important;
	}
	#custom_html-6.widget_custom_html .flex.space-x-4.mt-2 {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -31px !important;
	}
	.wp-block-search__inside-wrapper
	{
		margin-top:20px
	}
	#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html {
  width: 100% !important;
		min-width:100% !important;
	}
	#custom_html-4.widget_custom_html form input[type="email"]
	{
		min-width:auto !important;
	}
	#main-navigation
	{
		position: absolute;
  right: 0px;
	}
	.responsive-menu-wrapper
	{
		background-color: rgb(0 0 0/.8);
		position: fixed;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh !important;
    left: 0px;
    top: 0px;
    z-index: 9999;
		
	}
	.responsive-menu-btn
	{
		display: inline-block;
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 99999;
    right: 0px;
    top: 4px;
	}
	#site-header
	{
		position:fixed !important;
		width:100%;
		top: 0px;
		z-index: 999;
	}
	.site-main
	{
		margin-top:50px;
		
	}
	.responsive-menu-wrapper > ul
	{
		background-color: rgb(0 0 0/.8);
		position: absolute;
  background: rgb(240, 235, 224);
  width: 75%;
  min-width: 280px;
		padding-top: 3.2rem;
  right: 0px;
  height: 100vh;
  box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px;
	}
	.responsive-menu-btn .fa.fa-chevron-down
	{
		margin-right:1.6rem
	}
	.responsive-menu-wrapper > ul li a
	{
		font-family:"PT Sans","PT Sans Fallback";
			font-size: 16px;
		color: rgb(62, 101, 72) !important;
    text-align: left;
    padding-left: 1.2rem;
    text-transform: none;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    font-weight: normal;
	}
	.responsive-menu-wrapper > ul li a:hover
	{
		color: rgb(199, 123, 98) !important;
	}
	.logo-img img
	{
		position:relative;
		top:-2px;
	}
	.responsive-menu-btn >svg
	{
		width: 1rem;
		stroke:rgb(74, 124, 99) !important;
	}
}