:root {
    --color-primary:#e6a6ca;
    --color-primary-light:#764d6f;
    --color-primary-variant: #000000;
    --color-red: #da0f3f;
    --color-red-light: hsl(346, 87%, 46%, 15%);
    --color-green: #00c476;
    --color-green-light: hsl(156, 100%, 38%, 15%);
    --color-gray-900: #f6d9eb;
    --color-gray-700: #e0bed3;
    --color-gray-300: rgba(242, 242, 254, 0.3);
    --color-gray-200: #363f45;
    --color-white: #000000;
    --color-bg:#ece8e5;
    --transition: all 300ms ease;
    --container-width-lg: 74%;
    --container-width-md: 88%;
    --form-width: 40%;
    --card-border-radius-1: 0.3rem;
    --card-border-radius-2: 0.5rem;
    --card-border-radius-3: 0.8rem;
    --card-border-radius-4: 2rem;
    --card-border-radius-5: 3rem;

}
/* ================================================================
GENERAL
==========================================================================
*/
*{
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    outline:0;
    border:0;
    box-sizing:border-box;
    appearance: 0;
    list-style:none;
    text-decoration: none;
}
/*
body{
    font-family: poppins;
    /*'Fjalla One', sans-serif;
    line-height:1.5;
    color: var(--color-gray-200);
    overflow-x:hidden;
    background:#ffff;
    /*var(--color-bg);
    font-size:1.3rem;
}
*/
body {
    font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; /* Set the font to Times New Roman */
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--color-gray-200);
    overflow-x: hidden;
    background: white; /* Set the background to white */
    font-size: 1.3rem;
}

* {
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for hover effects */
}

*:hover {
    background-color: #f0f0f0; /* Greyish background on hover */
}

.container{
    width:var(--container-width-lg);
    max-width:1800px;
    margin-inline:auto;


}
section{
    margin-top:3rem;
    width:100vw;
    }
.section_extra-margin{
    margin-top:7rem;
}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{
    color:var(--color-white);
    line-height: 1.3;
}
h1{
    font-size:3rem;
    margin:1rem 0;
}
h2{
    font-size:1.7rem;
    margin:1rem 0;
}
h3{
    font-size:1.1rem;
   image-rendering: .8rem 0 0.5rem;
}
h4{
    font-size:1rem;
  }

  a{
    color:var(--color-white);
    transition:var(--transition);
}
img{display:block;
   width:100%;
 object-fit:cover;
 cursor:pointer;}
 /* ================================================================
NAV
==========================================================================
*/
nav{
    background:rgb(236, 185, 209);
    width:100vw;
    height: 4.5rem;
    position: fixed;
    cursor:pointer;
    top:0;

    z-index:10;
    /*box-shadow: 0 1rem 1rem rgba(0,0,0,0.2);*/
}
nav button{
    display:none;
    cursor:pointer;
}
.nav_container{
    height:100%;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:space-between;
}
.avatar{
    width:2.5rem;
    height:2.5rem;
    border-radius:50%;
    overflow:hidden;
    border:0.1rem solid var(--color-bg);
}
.nav__logo{
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size:1.2rem;
    }
.nav_items{
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap: 4rem;
}
.nav_profile{
    position:relative;
    cursor:pointer;
}
.nav_profile ul{
    position:absolute;
    top:125%;
    right: 0;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    box-shadow:0rem 3rem 3rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    visibility:hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    transition:var(--transition);
  }
/*show nav ul when nav profile is hovered*/
.nav_profile:hover > ul{
    visibility:visible;
    opacity:1;



}

.nav_profile ul li a{
    padding: 1rem;
    /*background:var(--color-gray-900);*/
    background:rgb(255, 243, 249);
    display:block;
    width: 100%;
}
.nav_profile ul li:last-child a{
    background: var(--color-red);
    color:var(--color-bg );

}
/*=========================================================
CATEGORY BUTTON
================================================================*/
.category_button{
    background: white; /*rgb(241, 213, 227);*/
    /*var(--color-primary-light);*/
    color:black;
    /*var(--color-primary);*/
    display:inline-block;
    padding:0.5rem 1rem;
    cursor:pointer;
    border-radius:var(--card-border-radius-2);
    font-weight:600;
    font-size:0.8rem;
    text-align:center;
}
.category_button:hover{
    color:var(--color-white);

}
/*==========================================================
GENERAL POST
==============================================================*/
.post_thumbnail{
    border-radius:var(--card-border-radius-1) ;
    /*border:0.4rem solid var(--color-gray-900);*/
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom:1.6rem;
     }
.post:hover .post_thumbnail img{
    filter:saturate(0);
    transition:filter 500ms ease;
}
.post_author{
    display:flex;
    gap:1rem;
    margin-top:1.2rem;
    line-height:0.8rem;
    font-size: small;
}
.post_author-avatar{
    width:2.5rem;
    height:2.5rem;
    border-radius:var(--card-border-radius-3);
    overflow:hidden;
}
.post_author-info{
    padding:0;
}
/*==================================================================
FEATURED POST
=======================================================================*/
.featured{
    margin-top:8rem;
    }
.featured_container{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    gap:4rem;
}
.featured .post_thumbnail{
    height: fit-content;}
    /*===================================================================
        POSTS
    =========================================================================*/

    .posts_container{
        display:grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
        gap:5rem;
        margin-bottom:5rem;

     }
        /*==================================================================
        CATEGORY BUTTONS
        =======================================================================*/
     .category_buttons{
        padding:4rem 0;
        border-top:2px solid black; /* solid var(--color-gray-900);*/
        border-bottom:2px solid black; /*solid var(--color-gray-900);*/
     }

     .category_buttons-container{
        width:fit-content;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
        gap:1rem;
     }

     /*==================================================================
        FOOTER
        =======================================================================*/
        footer {
            background: white;
            color: black;
            padding: 5rem 0 0;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .footer_socials {
            margin-inline: auto;
            width: fit-content;
            margin-bottom: 5rem;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 1.2rem;
        }

        .footer_socials a {
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 50%;
            width: 2.3rem;
            height: 2.3rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: black;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
        }

        .footer_socials a:hover {
            background: #000;
            color: #fff;
        }

        .footer_container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 4rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            padding: 0 2rem;
            font-size: small;
        }

        footer h4,
        footer ul,
        footer li,
        footer a {
            color: black;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
        }

        footer ul {
            padding: 0;
            list-style: none;
        }

        footer ul a {
            opacity: 0.75;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        footer ul a:hover {
            letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .footer_copyright {
            text-align: center;
            padding: 1.5rem 0;
            border-top: 2px solid #000;
            margin-top: 4rem;
            color: black;
        }


         /* ================================================================
 SEARCH
==========================================================================
*/
.search_bar{
    margin-top:7rem;
    }
.search_bar-container{
    position:relative;
    width:50rem;
    background:var(--color-bg);
    display:flex;
    align-items:column;
    justify-content:space-between;
    overflow:hidden;
    cursor:pointer;
    padding:1.0rem 1rem;
    border-radius:var(--card-border-radius-2);

}


.search_bar-container > div{
    width:100%;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;


}
.icon{
    color: #000000;
}
.search_bar input{
    background:transparent;
    margin-left:0.7rem;
    padding:0.5rem 0;
    width:100%;
    color: #363f45;
}
.search_bar input::placeholder{
    color:var(--color-gray-300);
}
/* ================================================================
BUTTON
==========================================================================
*/
.btn{
    display:inline-block;
    width:fit-content;
    padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;
    background-color: white; /*var(--color-primary);*/
    border-radius: var(--card-border-radius-2);
    cursor:pointer;
    transition:var(--transition);
    color:var(--color-white)
}
.btn.sm{
    padding:0.3rem 0.7rem;
    font-size:0.8rem;
}
.btn.danger{
    background:var(--color-red);
}
.btn:hover{
    background: var(--color-white);
    color:var(--color-bg);
}
/* ================================================================
SINGLE POST
==========================================================================
*/

.singlepost{
     margin-top: 6rem 0 2rem;
}
.singlepost_container{
    width:var(--form-width);
    background: white;/*#ece5eb;*/
    padding: 1rem 2rem 3rem;
    margin-top:5rem;
    margin-bottom:3rem ;
}
.singlepost_thumbnail{
    margin:1.5rem 0 1rem;
}
.singlepost_container p{
    margin-top:1rem;
    line-height:1.7;
}

/*==============================CATEGORY POSTS===================*/

.category_title {
    height: 10rem;
    margin-top: 4rem;
    background: #fff; /* Pure black background */
    color: #000;       /* White text */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: normal;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/*==============================EMPTY PAGES===================*/
            .empty_page{
                    height:70vh;

                    display:grid;
                    place-content:center;
             }
/* ================================================================
DASHBOARD
==========================================================================
*/
.dashboard {
    margin-top: 6rem;
    font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    color: #000;
    background-color: #fff;
}

.sidebar_toggle {
    display: none;
}

.dashboard_container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 14rem auto;
    gap: 1rem;
    background: #f9f9f9; /* Soft off-white */
    padding: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.dashboard aside {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.dashboard aside a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1.2rem 1rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.dashboard aside ul li:not(:last-child) a {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}

.dashboard aside a:hover {
    background: #f0f0f0;
}

.dashboard aside a.active {
    background-color: #eaeaea;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.dashboard main {
    margin-left: 1.5rem;
}

.dashboard main h2 {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: normal;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.dashboard main table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.dashboard main table th {
    background: #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0.8rem;
    text-align: left;
    color: #000;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.dashboard main table td {
    padding: 0.8rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
    color: #000;
}

.dashboard main table tr:hover td {
    background-color: #f5f5f5;
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
}



/* ================================================================
MEDIA QUERIES(MEDIUM DEVICES)
==========================================================================
*/
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px){
    section{
        margin-top:2rem;
    }
    /*==============================GENERAL===================*/
    .container{
        width:var(--container-width-md);
    }

    h2{
        font-size:1.6rem;
    }
    h3{
        font-size:1.2rem;
        image-rendering: 0.8rem 0 0.5rem;
    }
    h5{
        font-size:0.8rem;
    }


/*==============HEADER======================*/

/* Header Section */

/*=================END OF HEADER====================*/

     /*=============================NAV=======================*/
     /* Dropdown Styling */

/* End of drop down*/
    nav button{
        display: inline-block;
        font-size: 1.5rem;
        background: transparent;
        color:var(--color-white);
        cursor: pointer;
     }
     nav button#close_nav-btn{
        display:none;
     }
     .nav_container{
        position: relative;
     }
     .nav_items{
        position: absolute;
        flex-direction: column;
        /*top:100%;*/
        right: 0;
        width:12rem;
        align-items: flex-start;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 0;
        display: none;
    }

.nav_items li {
    width:100%;
    height: 4.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
   /* box-shadow: -2rem 3rem 7rem rgba(0,0,0,0.7);*/
    border-top: 2px solid white;
    animation: animateDropdown 1s 0s ease forwards;
    opacity:0;
    transform-origin: top;

}

.nav_items li a{
    border-radius: 0;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    background:var(--color-gray-900);
    padding:0 2rem;
    display:flex;
    align-items: center;
    }
.nav_items li:nth-child(2){
    animation-delay:200ms;
}
.nav_items li:nth-child(3){
    animation-delay:400ms;
}
.nav_items li:nth-child(4){
    animation-delay:600ms;
}
.nav_items li:nth-child(5){
    animation-delay:800ms;
}
@keyframes animateDropdown {
    0% {
        transform: rotateX(90deg);
    }
    100% {
        transform: rotateX(0deg);
        opacity: 1;
    }
}


.nav_profile{
    background: var(--color-gray-900);
}
.nav_profile ul{
    top:100%;
    width:100%;
}
.nav_profile .avatar{
    margin-left:2rem;
    border:0;
}

.featured{
    margin-top:6rem;
}
.featured_container{
    gap:3rem;
}
.posts_container{
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 3rem;
}

.category_button{
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap:3rem;
}
.footer_container{
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 3rem;
}
/*=============================DASHBOARD=======================*/
.search_bar-container{
    width:70%;
}
.form_section-container{
    padding:3rem;
}
.dashboard_container{
    grid-template-columns:4.3rem auto;
    padding:0;
    background:transparent;
}
.dashboard aside h5{
    display:none;
}
.dashboard  main table thead{
    display:none;
}
.dashboard main table tr{
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:row;

}
.dashboard main table tr:nth-child(even){
    background:var(--color-gray-900);
}
.dashboard main table tr:hover td{
    background: transparent;
}

}




    /* ================================================================
MEDIA QUERIES(small DEVICES)
==========================================================================
*/
 @media screen and (max-width:600px)
 {
    section{
        margin-top:2rem;
    }
    h1{
font-size: 2rem;
    }
    .featured{
        margin-top:6rem;
    }
    .featured_container{
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap:0;
    }
    .posts_container{
        grid-template-columns:1fr ;
      gap: 3rem;

    }
    .category_buttons-container{
        grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    }
    .footer_container{
        grid-template-columns:1fr;
        gap:2rem;
        text-align:center;
    }
    .search_bar-container{
        width:var(--container-width-md);
    }
    /*=============================SINGLE POST=======================*/
.singlepost_container{
    background-color: transparent;
    padding:0;
}
.form_section-container{
    padding:0;
}
/*=============================DASHBOARD=======================*/
.dashboard_container{
    margin-top:5rem;
}
.dashboard{
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap:0;
}
.dashboard_main{
    margin:0;
}
.dashboard main h2{
    margin-top:1rem;
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-gray-200);
}
.dashboard aside{
    position:fixed;
    box-shadow:2rem 0 5rem rgba(0,0,0,0.4) ;
    left:-100%;
    height:100vh;
    transition: var(--transition);
    background:var(--color-primary);
}
.dashboard .sidebar_toggle{
   display:inline-block;
   background:rgb(43, 40, 42);
   color:white;
   position:fixed;
   right:0;
   bottom:4rem;
   z-index: 1;
   width:2.5rem;
   height:2.5rem;
   border-radius:50% 0 0 50%;
   font-size:1.3rem;
   cursor:pointer;
  /* box-shadow:-1rem 0 2rem rgba(0,0,0,0.4);*/
}
.dashboard aside a h5{
    display:inline-block;

}
#hide_sidebar-btn{
    display:none;
}


}

/*=============================GENERAL FORM============================*/
 .form_section{
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        height: 100vh;
    }
    .form_section-container{
        width:var(--form-width);
    }
    .alert_message{
        padding:0.8rem 1.4rem;
        margin-bottom:1rem;
        border-radius: var(--card-border-radius-2);
    }
    .alert_message.error {
    background: #e57373; /* Soft red */
    color: #000;          /* Black text for minimal contrast */
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 1rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

    .alert_message.success{
        background: var(--color-green-light);
        color:var(--color-green);
    }
    .alert_message.lg{
        text-align: center;
    }
    form{
        display:flex;
        flex-direction:column;
        gap:1rem;

    }
    .form_control{
        display:flex;
        flex-direction:column;
        gap:0.4rem;
    }
    .form_control.inline{
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items:center;
    }
    input,textarea,select{
        padding:0.8rem 1.4rem;
        background-color: grey;/* var(--color-gray-900);*/
        border-radius: var(--card-border-radius-2);
        resize:none;
        cursor:pointer;
        color:var(--color-white);
    }
    .form_section small{
        margin-top: 1rem;
        display: block;

    }
    .form_section small a{
        color:green;/*var(--color-primary);*/
    }





    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
        nav .container {
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

        #menu-toggle {
            display: flex !important;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .nav-links.active {
            display: flex;
        }

        .nav-links ul {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1rem;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 1rem 0;
        }

        .nav-links ul li {
            width: 100%;
        }

        .nav-links ul li a {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
        }
    }