/* blog-styles.css */
        :root {
            /* Emerald & Gold Prestige Color Scheme */
            --color-primary: #059669; /* Emerald Green */
            --color-primary-hover: #047857; /* Darker Emerald */
            
            --color-secondary: #D97706; /* Gold */
            --color-secondary-hover: #B45309; /* Darker Gold */
            
            --color-text-primary: #1F2937; /* Dark Slate - for text on light backgrounds */
            --color-text-secondary: #4B5563; /* Medium Slate - for subtext on light backgrounds */
            --color-text-light: #FFFFFF; /* White - for text on dark/accented backgrounds */
            
            --color-background-light: #FFFFFF; /* Pure White - for cards, etc. */
            --color-background-muted: #FFFDF5; /* Subtle Cream - for main page bg or muted sections */
            --color-background-dark: #064E3B; /* Dark Desaturated Emerald - for footer */
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
            -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
            background-color: var(--color-background-muted);
            color: var(--color-text-primary);
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .nav-link-alt { position: relative; padding-bottom: 0.3rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary); transition: color 0.3s ease; text-decoration: none; }
        .nav-link-alt:hover { color: var(--color-primary); }
        .nav-link-alt::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); bottom: 0; width: 0; height: 2px; background-color: var(--color-primary); transition: width 0.3s ease; }
        .nav-link-alt:hover::after, .nav-link-alt.nav-link-alt-active::after { width: 60%; }
        
        .mobile-menu-alt { display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; background-color: var(--color-background-light); box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); z-index: 40; border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0; }
        .mobile-menu-alt a { display: block; padding: 1rem 1.5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9; color: var(--color-text-primary); font-weight: 500; }
        .mobile-menu-alt a:hover { background-color: var(--color-background-muted); color: var(--color-primary); }

        .page-banner-blog {
            background-color: var(--color-primary);
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        /* --- REFINED BLOG CARD STYLES --- */
        .blog-card {
            background-color: var(--color-background-light);
            transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
            border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; 
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }
        .blog-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 35px rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.12); /* Softer, larger shadow */
            border-color: var(--color-primary); /* Add border color change on hover */
        }

        .blog-card .image-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-top-left-radius: 0.5rem; /* Match card rounding */
            border-top-right-radius: 0.5rem;
        }
        .blog-card .image-wrapper img {
            transition: transform 0.4s ease;
        }
        .blog-card:hover .image-wrapper img {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        .blog-card .category-tag {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 1rem;
            left: 1rem;
            z-index: 10;
            background-color: var(--color-secondary);
            color: var(--color-text-light);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
            border-radius: 9999px; /* Pill shape */
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }
         .blog-card .category-tag:hover {
            background-color: var(--color-secondary-hover);
         }

        .blog-card .card-content {
            padding: 1.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex-grow: 1; /* Make content area take up remaining space */
        }

        .blog-card .post-title {
            font-family: 'Lora', serif; /* Elegant serif font for titles */
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--color-text-primary);
            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }
        .blog-card .post-title a {
            color: inherit;
            text-decoration: none;
            background-image: linear-gradient(var(--color-primary), var(--color-primary));
            background-position: 0% 100%;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: 0% 2px;
            transition: background-size 0.3s;
        }
        .blog-card .post-title a:hover {
            background-size: 100% 2px;
        }

        .blog-card .post-excerpt {
            color: var(--color-text-secondary);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            flex-grow: 1; /* Push footer content to the bottom */
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .blog-card .card-footer {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            padding-top: 1rem;
            border-top: 1px solid #f1f5f9; /* Subtle separator */
        }
        .blog-card .author-info {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }
        .blog-card .author-avatar {
            width: 32px;
            height: 32px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            object-fit: cover;
            margin-right: 0.75rem;
            border: 2px solid var(--color-background-light);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #e2e8f0;
        }
        .blog-card .author-details {
            line-height: 1.4;
        }
        .blog-card .author-name {
            font-size: 0.875rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--color-text-primary);
        }
        .blog-card .post-date {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            color: var(--color-text-secondary);
        }
        /* --- END REFINED BLOG CARD STYLES --- */
        
        .sidebar-widget {
            background-color: var(--color-background-light);
            border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
        }
        .sidebar-widget h3 {
            color: var(--color-primary);
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-secondary);
            padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }
        .sidebar-widget ul li a {
            color: var(--color-text-secondary);
            transition: color 0.2s ease, padding-left 0.2s ease;
        }
        .sidebar-widget ul li a:hover {
            color: var(--color-primary);
            padding-left: 0.25rem;
        }
        .sidebar-widget .tag {
            background-color: var(--color-background-muted);
            color: var(--color-primary);
            transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
        }
        .sidebar-widget .tag:hover {
            background-color: var(--color-primary);
            color: var(--color-text-light);
        }


        .sidebar-widget .category-tree {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}
.sidebar-widget .category-tree-item {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9; /* Faint line between items */
}
.sidebar-widget .category-tree-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.sidebar-widget .parent-category > a, 
.sidebar-widget .parent-category > button {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    color: var(--color-text-secondary);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
}
/* Style for categories that are just links (no children) */
.sidebar-widget .category-tree-item > a {
    display: block;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    color: var(--color-text-secondary);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
}


.sidebar-widget .parent-category > a:hover, 
.sidebar-widget .parent-category > button:hover,
.sidebar-widget .category-tree-item > a:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

.sidebar-widget .parent-category .toggle-icon {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.sidebar-widget .parent-category.open > button .toggle-icon {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.sidebar-widget .child-categories {
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 1.25rem;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem; /* Space below open children */
    border-left: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.4s ease-out;
}
.sidebar-widget .child-categories li {
    padding: 0.4rem 0;
    border: none; /* Override any potential border from category-tree-item */
}
.sidebar-widget .child-categories a {
    color: var(--color-text-secondary);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.sidebar-widget .child-categories a:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}


/* Add this to public/css/blog-styles.css */

.child-categories {
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.4s ease-out;
}

.category-tree-item.open .child-categories {
    /* A height large enough to accommodate the content */
    max-height: 500px; 
    transition: max-height 0.6s ease-in;
}

/* Smoothly rotate the icon */
.category-tree-item .toggle-icon {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.category-tree-item.open .toggle-icon {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
}

/* Add this to public/css/blog-styles.css */


        .pagination-link {
            padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: var(--color-text-secondary); transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
        }
        .pagination-link:hover, .pagination-link.active {
            background-color: var(--color-primary); color: var(--color-text-light); border-color: var(--color-primary);
        }

        .animate-on-scroll { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease-out, transform 0.6s ease-out; }
        .animate-on-scroll.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

        .button-enquire-now {
            background-color: var(--color-secondary);
            color: var(--color-text-light);
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
        }
        .button-enquire-now:hover {
            background-color: var(--color-secondary-hover);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }
        .button-subscribe {
            background-color:var(--color-secondary);
            color: var(--color-text-light);
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }
        .button-subscribe:hover {
             background-color:var(--color-secondary-hover);
        }