/*
Theme Name: Corporate Frontline
Theme URI: https://corporatefrontline.com
Author: Suresh Tamang
Description: A business news portal theme. Institutional navy chrome, a brass rule system for sections, and colour reserved for market direction rather than decoration. Devanagari and Latin ready.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 8.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: corporate-frontline
Tags: news, business, magazine, custom-menu, featured-images, right-sidebar, grid-layout
*/

/* ============================================================
   1. Tokens
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  /* Institutional navy, not tabloid red. Business readers scan for section
     and number, so chrome stays quiet and the rule system carries hierarchy. */
  --ink: #101820;
  --ink-soft: #414b57;
  --ink-faint: #7b8492;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --tint: #eceef1;
  --rule: #d9dde2;
  --rule-strong: #bcc2ca;

  --nav: #0d1b2a;
  --nav-hover: #1b3a5c;

  /* Brass: the section rule and eyebrow colour. Distinct from the market
     signal colours below, so a red heading never reads as "market down". */
  --accent: #a97c2f;
  --accent-dark: #8a6524;

  /* Colour that means something. Reserved strictly for market direction. */
  --up: #12734f;
  --down: #b3261e;

  --font-display: "Zilla Slab", "Mukta", "Noto Sans Devanagari", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Mukta", "Noto Sans Devanagari", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-num: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

  --wrap: 1180px;
  --gap: 16px;
  --gap-sm: 10px;

  --fs-lead: clamp(1.45rem, 1.05rem + 1.35vw, 2.1rem);
  --fs-h2: 1.15rem;
  --fs-h3: 0.98rem;
  --fs-body: 0.95rem;
  --fs-meta: 0.75rem;

  --lh-headline: 1.32;
}

/* ============================================================
   2. Reset & base
   ============================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--tint);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: var(--lh-headline);
  margin: 0 0 .4em;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: 16px; }
.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px); white-space: nowrap;
}
.skip-link:focus {
  position: fixed; top: 8px; left: 8px; z-index: 999;
  width: auto; height: auto; clip: auto;
  background: var(--paper); padding: 10px 16px;
}

/* ============================================================
   3. Header
   ============================================================ */
.site-topbar {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #cfd3d8;
  font-size: var(--fs-meta);
}
.site-topbar .wrap { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; min-height: 34px; }
.site-topbar a { color: #cfd3d8; }
.topbar-menu { display: flex; gap: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

.site-masthead { background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.masthead-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 260px) 1fr;
  gap: var(--gap);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: 12px;
}
.site-branding .site-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.site-branding .site-title a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.site-branding .site-description { margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-meta); color: var(--ink-faint); }
.masthead-ad { text-align: right; }
.masthead-ad:empty { display: none; }

/* Primary nav */
.site-nav { background: var(--nav); position: relative; z-index: 40; }
.site-nav .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.nav-menu { display: flex; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.nav-menu li { position: relative; }
.nav-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.nav-menu a:hover,
.nav-menu .current-menu-item > a { background: var(--nav-hover); color: #fff; }
.nav-menu .sub-menu {
  display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0;
  min-width: 210px; background: var(--nav);
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 4px 0;
}
.nav-menu li:hover > .sub-menu,
.nav-menu li:focus-within > .sub-menu { display: block; }
.nav-menu .sub-menu a { padding: 8px 16px; font-size: .95rem; }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; background: none; border: 0; color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.4rem; padding: 8px 12px; cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-search { margin-left: auto; }
.nav-search input[type="search"] {
  border: 0; border-radius: 2px; padding: 6px 10px; width: 180px;
  font-family: inherit; font-size: .9rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   4. Breaking ticker
   ============================================================ */
.ticker {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  overflow: hidden; min-height: 40px;
}
.ticker-label {
  background: var(--nav); color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600;
  padding: 8px 14px; white-space: nowrap; flex: none;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: .85rem;
}
.ticker-track { display: flex; gap: 34px; white-space: nowrap; animation: ticker 38s linear infinite; }
.ticker:hover .ticker-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.ticker-track a { font-size: .95rem; }
@keyframes ticker { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ticker-track { animation: none; overflow-x: auto; }
}

/* ============================================================
   5. Layout
   ============================================================ */
.site-main { padding-block: var(--gap); }
.layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  gap: var(--gap);
  align-items: start;
}
.layout--full { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }

/* ============================================================
   6. Cards & lists
   ============================================================ */
.card { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.card__media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16/9; overflow: hidden; background: var(--rule); }
.card__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.card:hover .card__media img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.card__body { padding: 9px 11px 12px; }
.card__title { font-size: var(--fs-h3); margin: 0 0 6px; }
.card__excerpt { margin: 0; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.cat-tag {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;
  background: var(--cat-color, var(--accent));
  color: #fff; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .78rem; padding: 3px 10px; letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.entry-meta {
  font-size: var(--fs-meta); color: var(--ink-faint);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 8px;
}
.entry-meta a { color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* Lead block */
.lead-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.65fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--gap); }
.lead .card__title { font-size: var(--fs-lead); font-weight: 700; }
.lead .card__media { aspect-ratio: 16/9; }

.headline-list { display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--rule); border: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.headline-list__item {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 84px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 10px; background: var(--paper); padding: 8px 10px; align-items: start;
}
.headline-list__item img { aspect-ratio: 4/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; }
.headline-list__item h3 { font-size: .98rem; margin: 0; }

/* Category block */
.cat-block { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 14px; margin-bottom: var(--gap); }
.block-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cat-color, var(--accent));
  margin-bottom: 14px; padding-bottom: 6px;
}
.block-head h2 {
  margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-h2); font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--cat-color, var(--ink));
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.block-head a { font-size: var(--fs-meta); color: var(--ink-faint); }
.cat-block__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--gap-sm); }
.cat-block__side { display: grid; gap: 10px; align-content: start; }

.post-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(205px, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap-sm); }

/* ============================================================
   7. Sidebar
   ============================================================ */
.sidebar { display: grid; gap: var(--gap); position: sticky; top: 16px; }
.widget { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 14px; }
.widget-title {
  font-size: 1rem; margin: 0 0 12px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-bottom: 6px;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.widget ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.widget li + li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 8px; margin-top: 8px; }
.widget_cfl_trending ol { list-style: none; counter-reset: t; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.widget_cfl_trending li {
  counter-increment: t; display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 10px; align-items: start;
}
.widget_cfl_trending li::before {
  content: counter(t, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--rule-strong); line-height: 1;
}
.ad-slot { text-align: center; }
.ad-slot img { margin-inline: auto; }

/* ============================================================
   8. Single post
   ============================================================ */
.single-entry { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px; }
.entry-title { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 1.2rem + 1.5vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 700; }
.entry-subtitle { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 14px; font-weight: 400; }
.byline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 14px; border-block: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 10px 0; margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: var(--fs-meta); color: var(--ink-faint); }
.byline strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }
.entry-content { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.8; max-width: 46em; }
.entry-content p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; }
.entry-content a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.entry-content blockquote {
  margin: 1.6em 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 20px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.entry-content figcaption { font-size: var(--fs-meta); color: var(--ink-faint); padding-top: 6px; }
.entry-tags { margin-top: 22px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.entry-tags a { background: var(--tint); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 3px 10px; font-size: var(--fs-meta); }
.related { margin-top: 28px; }

/* Archive header */
.archive-head { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--gap); }
.archive-head h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--cat-color, var(--ink)); }
.archive-head p { margin: 4px 0 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .95rem; }

/* Pagination */
.pagination { margin-top: var(--gap); display: flex; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.pagination .page-numbers {
  padding: 8px 14px; background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule); font-family: var(--font-display);
}
.pagination .current { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: #fff; }

/* ============================================================
   9. Footer
   ============================================================ */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: #a9b0b8; margin-top: var(--gap); padding-block: 32px 20px; font-size: .95rem; }
.site-footer a { color: #d6dade; }
.footer-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.site-footer .widget { background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; }
.site-footer .widget-title { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: #333940; font-size: 1rem; }
.site-footer li + li { border-top-color: #2a2f35; }
.footer-base { border-top: 1px solid #2a2f35; margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 14px; font-size: var(--fs-meta); display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ============================================================
   10. Responsive
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .sidebar { position: static; }
  .lead-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .cat-block__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .masthead-inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .masthead-ad { text-align: left; }
}
@media (max-width: 782px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav-menu { display: none; width: 100%; flex-direction: column; }
  .site-nav.is-open .nav-menu { display: flex; }
  .site-nav .wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .nav-menu .sub-menu { position: static; display: block; background: rgba(0,0,0,.15); }
  .nav-search { margin-left: 0; padding-block: 8px; }
  .topbar-menu { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .headline-list__item { grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .single-entry { padding: 16px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   11. Print
   ============================================================ */
@media print {
  .site-nav, .site-topbar, .ticker, .sidebar, .site-footer, .ad-slot, .related { display: none !important; }
  body { background: #fff; }
  .single-entry { border: 0; padding: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   12. Three-up strip — extra headline density under the lead
   ============================================================ */
.strip {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: var(--gap);
  padding: 12px 14px;
}
.strip__head {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.strip__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--gap-sm);
}
.strip__grid .card { border: 0; }
.strip__grid .card__body { padding: 8px 0 0; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .strip__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .strip__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

/* Devanagari fine-tuning: the script sits lower and needs looser tracking. */
:lang(ne) .card__title,
:lang(ne) .entry-title,
:lang(ne) .headline-list__item h3 {
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

/* ============================================================
   13. Market ticker — colour encodes direction, nothing else
   ============================================================ */
.markets { display: flex; gap: 28px; align-items: center; }
.market {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 7px;
  font-family: var(--font-num); font-size: .8rem; white-space: nowrap;
}
.market__sym { font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: .03em; }
.market__val { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.market__chg { font-weight: 500; }
.market--up .market__chg { color: var(--up); }
.market--down .market__chg { color: var(--down); }
.market--flat .market__chg { color: var(--ink-faint); }
.market__chg::before { font-size: .9em; margin-right: 2px; }
.market--up .market__chg::before { content: "\25B2"; }
.market--down .market__chg::before { content: "\25BC"; }

/* Numbers in article bodies and tables align on the same monospace grid. */
.entry-content table { font-family: var(--font-num); font-size: .9rem; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
.entry-content th, .entry-content td { border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 7px 10px; text-align: right; }
.entry-content th:first-child, .entry-content td:first-child { text-align: left; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.entry-content thead th { background: var(--tint); font-weight: 500; }

/* Eyebrow above the headline on article pages. */
.entry-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: var(--fs-meta);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 6px;
}