/* Credit Success Network — Blog Styles */
:root{
  --gold:#d4a437;
  --gold-light:#e6ba4b;
  --gold-soft:#f0c961;
  --black:#0a0e1a;
  --black-2:#12182a;
  --black-3:#1a2037;
  --white:#ffffff;
  --muted:#b4b9c6;
  --muted-2:#8a90a3;
  --line:rgba(212,164,55,0.18);
  --content:#e7ebf2;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  background:var(--black);
  color:var(--white);
  line-height:1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
*,*::before,*::after{max-width:100%}
a{color:var(--gold-light);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
a:hover{color:var(--gold-soft)}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;height:auto}

/* ===== NAV ===== */
nav{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;
  background:rgba(10,14,26,0.92);
  backdrop-filter:blur(14px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav-wrap{
  max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;
  padding:18px 28px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;cursor:pointer}
.logo-mark{
  width:72px;height:44px;
  border-radius:8px;
  overflow:hidden;
  background:var(--black);
  border:1px solid var(--gold);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  flex-shrink:0;
}
.logo-mark img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.logo-fallback{
  color:var(--gold);font-weight:900;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:1px;
}
.brand-text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.05}
.brand-text .t1{font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.3px;color:var(--white)}
.brand-text .t2{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.3px;color:var(--gold)}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center}
.nav-links a{
  font-size:14px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:var(--muted);
}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--gold-light)}
.nav-cta{
  background:var(--gold)!important;color:#000!important;
  padding:11px 22px;border-radius:8px;
  font-weight:800;font-size:14px;
  box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(212,164,55,0.25);
}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold-light)!important;transform:translateY(-1px)}

/* ===== BLOG INDEX ===== */
.blog-hero{
  position:relative;
  padding:80px 28px 50px;
  text-align:center;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.blog-hero::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;
  background:radial-gradient(ellipse 900px 500px at 50% 0%,rgba(212,164,55,0.13),transparent 70%);
  pointer-events:none;
}
.blog-hero-inner{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:2}
.eyebrow{
  display:inline-block;
  padding:7px 16px;
  background:rgba(212,164,55,0.1);
  border:1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:999px;
  font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  color:var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom:18px;
  text-transform:uppercase;
}
.blog-hero h1{
  font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,58px);
  font-weight:800;
  line-height:1.1;
  letter-spacing:-0.02em;
  margin-bottom:16px;
  color:var(--white);
}
.blog-hero h1 .accent{
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-light),var(--gold));
  -webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;
}
.blog-hero p{
  font-size:clamp(16px,1.8vw,19px);
  color:var(--muted);
  max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;
}

.post-grid{
  max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;
  padding:30px 28px 80px;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(330px,1fr));
  gap:24px;
}
.post-card{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--black-2),var(--black-3));
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:14px;
  padding:28px;
  transition:all .25s;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
}
.post-card:hover{
  transform:translateY(-4px);
  border-color:var(--gold);
  box-shadow:0 14px 40px rgba(212,164,55,0.12);
}
.post-card .cat{
  font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  color:var(--gold);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;
}
.post-card h2{
  font-size:21px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3;
  color:var(--white);margin-bottom:14px;
}
.post-card p{
  font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;
  flex-grow:1;margin-bottom:20px;
}
.post-card a.read-more{
  font-weight:700;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-light);
  letter-spacing:0.5px;
}
.post-card a.read-more:hover{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.post-card-meta{
  font-size:12px;color:var(--muted-2);
  margin-bottom:12px;
}

/* ===== ARTICLE PAGE ===== */
.post{
  max-width:760px;
  margin:0 auto;
  padding:40px 28px 60px;
}
.post-header{margin-bottom:36px}
.back-link{
  display:inline-block;
  color:var(--muted);
  font-size:13px;font-weight:600;
  margin-bottom:24px;
}
.back-link:hover{color:var(--gold-light)}
.post-header h1{
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.5vw,46px);
  font-weight:800;
  line-height:1.18;
  letter-spacing:-0.015em;
  margin:14px 0 20px;
  color:var(--white);
}
.post-meta{
  display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;
  font-size:13px;color:var(--muted-2);align-items:center;
}
.post-meta .dot{color:var(--gold)}

.post-body{
  font-size:17px;
  line-height:1.8;
  color:var(--content);
}
.post-body h2{
  font-size:28px;
  font-weight:800;
  color:var(--white);
  margin:48px 0 16px;
  line-height:1.25;
  letter-spacing:-0.01em;
  border-left:4px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left:16px;
}
.post-body h3{
  font-size:22px;
  font-weight:700;
  color:var(--white);
  margin:36px 0 12px;
}
.post-body h4{
  font-size:18px;
  font-weight:700;
  color:var(--gold-light);
  margin:28px 0 10px;
}
.post-body p{margin-bottom:18px}
.post-body strong{color:var(--white)}
.post-body em{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.post-body ul,.post-body ol{
  margin:0 0 20px 26px;
  color:var(--content);
}
.post-body li{margin-bottom:9px;padding-left:6px}
.post-body li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
.post-body blockquote{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(212,164,55,0.08),rgba(212,164,55,0.03));
  border-left:4px solid var(--gold);
  padding:18px 22px;
  margin:24px 0;
  border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;
  font-style:italic;
  color:var(--white);
}
.post-body code{
  background:var(--black-3);
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  padding:3px 7px;
  border-radius:4px;
  font-size:14px;
  font-family:'Courier New',monospace;
}
.post-body table{
  width:100%;
  border-collapse:collapse;
  margin:24px 0;
  background:var(--black-2);
  border-radius:8px;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.post-body th,.post-body td{
  padding:13px 16px;
  text-align:left;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.post-body th{
  background:rgba(212,164,55,0.1);
  color:var(--gold-light);
  font-weight:700;
  font-size:14px;
  letter-spacing:0.5px;
}
.post-body td{font-size:15px;color:var(--content)}
.post-body a{
  color:var(--gold-light);
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(212,164,55,0.3);
}
.post-body a:hover{color:var(--gold-soft);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}

.callout{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(212,164,55,0.1),rgba(212,164,55,0.04));
  border:1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:12px;
  padding:22px 24px;
  margin:28px 0;
}
.callout h4{
  color:var(--gold);
  margin:0 0 8px;
  font-size:15px;
  letter-spacing:1px;
  text-transform:uppercase;
}
.callout p{margin:0;color:var(--white)}

/* CTA card */
.cta-card{
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--black-3),var(--black-2));
  border:1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:16px;
  padding:36px 30px;
  text-align:center;
  margin:56px 0 40px;
  box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(212,164,55,0.1);
}
.cta-card h3{
  font-size:26px;
  font-weight:800;
  color:var(--white);
  margin-bottom:10px;
}
.cta-card p{
  color:var(--muted);
  margin-bottom:22px;
  font-size:16px;
}
.btn-primary{
  background:var(--gold);color:var(--black);
  padding:15px 32px;border-radius:10px;
  font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.5px;
  display:inline-block;
  box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(212,164,55,0.3);
  transition:all .2s;
  border:none;cursor:pointer;
}
.btn-primary:hover{
  background:var(--gold-light);
  color:var(--black);
  transform:translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(212,164,55,0.4);
  border-bottom:none;
}

/* Author bio block */
.author-bio{
  display:flex;
  gap:20px;
  align-items:flex-start;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--black-2),var(--black-3));
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:14px;
  padding:24px 26px;
  margin:48px 0 0;
}
.author-bio-avatar{
  width:72px;height:72px;
  border-radius:50%;
  flex-shrink:0;
  border:2px solid var(--gold);
  object-fit:cover;
  object-position:center center;
  box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(212,164,55,0.25);
}
.author-bio-content{flex:1}
.author-bio-name{
  font-size:16px;font-weight:800;color:var(--white);
  letter-spacing:0.3px;margin-bottom:4px;
}
.author-bio-role{
  font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);
  letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:10px;
}
.author-bio-text{
  font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65;
}
.author-bio-text a{color:var(--gold-light);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(212,164,55,0.3)}

/* Related posts */
.related-posts{margin-top:60px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:40px}
.related-posts h2{
  font-size:22px;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:20px;
  font-weight:800;
}
.related-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr));
  gap:16px;
}
.related-card{
  background:var(--black-2);
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:10px;
  padding:18px;
  transition:all .2s;
  display:block;
}
.related-card:hover{
  border-color:var(--gold);
  transform:translateY(-2px);
}
.related-card .cat{
  font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.3px;
  color:var(--gold);text-transform:uppercase;
}
.related-card h4{
  font-size:15px;color:var(--white);margin-top:8px;
  line-height:1.35;font-weight:700;
}

/* Footer */
footer{
  background:var(--black-2);
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top:60px;
  padding:40px 28px 24px;
}
.footer-wrap{
  max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap:30px;
  padding-bottom:30px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.footer-brand strong{
  color:var(--gold);font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1.4px;
  display:block;margin-bottom:10px;
}
.footer-brand p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;max-width:340px}
.footer-links,.footer-contact{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.footer-links a,.footer-contact a{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px}
.footer-links a:hover,.footer-contact a:hover{color:var(--gold-light)}
.footer-disclaimer{
  max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;
  padding-top:24px;
  font-size:12px;color:var(--muted-2);
  line-height:1.6;
}
.footer-disclaimer p{margin-bottom:6px}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width:768px){
  .nav-links{gap:16px}
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta){display:none}
  .nav-links a.nav-cta{padding:9px 16px;font-size:13px}
  .post{padding:24px 20px 40px}
  .post-body{font-size:16px}
  .post-body h2{font-size:24px;padding-left:12px}
  .post-body h3{font-size:19px}
  .cta-card{padding:28px 22px}
  .cta-card h3{font-size:21px}
  .footer-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}
  .blog-hero{padding:50px 20px 30px}
  .post-grid{padding:20px 20px 60px}
}