/* ==================== CARD LINK ==================== */
.blog-card-link {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
}

.blog-card-link:hover {
    color: inherit;
}

/* ==================== ACTIVE CATEGORY ==================== */
.category-list a.active {
    color: var(--secondary);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* ==================== BLOG CARDS ==================== */
.blog-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 100%;
    transition: var(--transition);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-card:hover {
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.blog-thumb {
    height: 180px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary), #1a3a5c);
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 1rem;
    position: relative;
}

.blog-category {
    background: var(--secondary);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 3px 12px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.blog-body {
    padding: 1.25rem;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.blog-meta span {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.blog-meta span i {
    margin-right: 0.3rem;
    color: var(--secondary);
}

.blog-body h5 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.blog-body p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    flex: 1;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ==================== SIDEBAR ==================== */
.sidebar-widget {
    background: var(--light-bg);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.sidebar-widget h5 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--secondary);
}

.category-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.category-list li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.category-list li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.category-list a {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0.6rem 0;
    color: var(--text);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.category-list a:hover {
    color: var(--secondary);
    padding-left: 4px;
}

.category-list a span {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--muted);
    padding: 1px 8px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
}

/* ==================== NEWSLETTER ==================== */
.newsletter-form .contact-input {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.newsletter-form .contact-input:focus {
    border-color: var(--secondary);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(26, 115, 232, 0.1);
}