/* ==========================================================================
   Horsewood® — blog.css
   Loaded ONLY on /blog and article pages, on top of style.css.
   Scoped entirely to blog components.
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---------- blog index hero ---------- */
.blog-hero{background:var(--ink);color:rgba(255,255,255,.76);padding:54px 0 44px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.blog-hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(600px 340px at 78% 20%,rgba(232,137,46,.24) 0%,transparent 68%)}
.blog-hero .container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.blog-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.1rem);margin-bottom:.8rem}
.blog-hero p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.74);max-width:730px}
.blog-hero .crumb{color:rgba(255,255,255,.5)}
.blog-hero .crumb a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8)}

/* ---------- category filter pills ---------- */
.cats{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.55rem;justify-content:center;padding:1.7rem 0}
.cat{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.45rem;font-weight:700;font-size:.84rem;padding:.55rem 1.05rem;border-radius:4px;
  border:2px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);transition:.2s;min-height:44px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.cat:hover{border-color:var(--ember);color:var(--copper);background:var(--ember-tint)}
.cat .n{font-size:.74rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}

/* ---------- article cards ---------- */
.post{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;height:100%;
  box-shadow:var(--sh);transition:.26s;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.post:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);box-shadow:var(--sh-lift)}
.post-bar{height:5px;background:var(--ember)}
.post-bar.c2{background:var(--red)}
.post-bar.c3{background:var(--copper)}
.post-bar.c4{background:var(--bronze)}
.post-in{padding:22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.tagk{display:inline-block;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.22rem .62rem;
  border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:.6rem;background:var(--ember-tint);color:var(--copper)}
.tagk.c2{background:#FDF0EF;color:var(--red)}
.tagk.c3{background:var(--paper-2);color:var(--bronze)}
.tagk.c4{background:#EEF2EE;color:#3F5B47}
.post h3{font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:.35rem;text-transform:none;font-family:var(--f-body);font-weight:700}
.post h3 a{color:var(--ink)}
.post h3 a:hover{color:var(--copper)}
.post-when{font-size:.77rem;color:#948C86;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.post p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.8rem}
.post-go{font-weight:800;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--copper);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.07em;margin-top:auto}

/* ---------- article page ---------- */
.art-top{background:var(--paper-2);padding:46px 0 34px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ember)}
.art-top h1{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.4vw,2.35rem);text-transform:none;font-family:var(--f-body);font-weight:800;line-height:1.22}
.readtime{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;font-size:.79rem;color:var(--muted);
  background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:.25rem .75rem;margin-left:.5rem}
.art-body{font-size:1.05rem}
.art-body h2{scroll-margin-top:92px;text-transform:none;font-family:var(--f-body);font-weight:800;font-size:1.4rem}
.art-body h3{text-transform:none;font-family:var(--f-body);font-weight:700}
.art-body blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--ember);background:var(--paper);margin:1.5rem 0;padding:1rem 1.3rem;
  font-style:italic;color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- verdict + score box ---------- */
.verdict{background:var(--ink);color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);border-radius:var(--r);padding:26px 28px;margin:1.8rem 0}
.verdict h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 .7rem!important;font-size:1.2rem!important}
.verdict p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);margin-bottom:.6rem}
.verdict .score{display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.4rem;font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:2.2rem;color:var(--ember);margin-bottom:.5rem}
.verdict .score span{font-family:var(--f-body);font-size:.9rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);font-weight:600}

.checks{background:var(--ember-tint);border:1px solid #EED8BE;border-radius:var(--r-sm);padding:20px 24px;margin:1.6rem 0}
.checks h2{font-family:var(--f-body)!important;font-size:.78rem!important;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;
  color:var(--copper);margin:0 0 .7rem!important}
.checks ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--body)}
.checks li{margin-bottom:.35rem}

/* ---------- rating table ---------- */
.rate-tb td:first-child{font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);width:45%}
.bar{display:inline-block;height:8px;border-radius:4px;background:var(--ember);vertical-align:middle;margin-right:.5rem}
.bar-bg{display:inline-block;width:90px;height:8px;border-radius:4px;background:var(--line);vertical-align:middle;margin-right:.5rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.bar-bg i{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;background:var(--ember);display:block}

/* ---------- article footer widgets ---------- */
.share-note{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1.1rem;margin-top:1.8rem}
.pn{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem;margin-top:1.6rem}
.pn a{flex:1 1 240px;background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-sm);
  padding:14px 18px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);transition:.2s}
.pn a:hover{border-color:var(--ember);color:var(--copper)}
.pn span{display:block;font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:800;margin-bottom:.2rem}

/* ---------- inline article CTA ---------- */
.mid-cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--ink) 0%,#2A1A10 100%);border-radius:var(--r);
  padding:26px 28px;margin:2rem 0;color:rgba(255,255,255,.8)}
.mid-cta h3{color:#fff;font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.mid-cta p{font-size:.93rem;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.76)}

@media (max-width:575.98px){
  .cats{gap:.45rem}
  .cat{font-size:.78rem;padding:.5rem .85rem}
  .art-body{font-size:1.02rem}
  .mid-cta,.verdict{padding:22px 20px}
}