/*
Theme Name: Nexa News
Theme URI: https://nexanewshd.com/
Author: Nexa News HD
Author URI: https://nexanewshd.com/
Description: A clean, fast, original news-portal theme built for NEXA NEWS HD — a UK & USA news portal. White masthead with red serif wordmark, near-black section nav, breaking-news ticker, Guardian-style Top Stories hero, serif headlines, category blocks, widget-ready sidebar and footer. English only. No page builder required — pure WordPress templates, translation-ready.
Version: 1.0.2
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: nexa-news
Tags: news, blog, magazine, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, sticky-post, footer-widgets
*/

/* ============ 1. Base ============ */
:root{
  --nx-accent:#c0392b;           /* overridden from Customizer via inline style */
  --nx-ink:#141414;
  --nx-dark:#111111;
  --nx-darker:#0b0b0b;
  --nx-grey:#6b6b6b;
  --nx-line:#e7e7e7;
  --nx-bg:#ffffff;
  --nx-soft:#f6f6f6;
  --nx-serif:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;
  --nx-sans:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  font-family:var(--nx-sans);
  font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--nx-ink);background:var(--nx-bg);
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--nx-serif);line-height:1.25;font-weight:700}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
ul,ol{margin:0 0 1em 1.25em}
button{font-family:inherit;cursor:pointer}
.nx-wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}

/* ============ 2. Top utility bar ============ */
.nx-topbar{background:var(--nx-darker);color:#cfcfcf;font-size:12.5px}
.nx-topbar .nx-wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;min-height:36px;gap:12px}
.nx-topbar .nx-date{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nx-social{display:flex;gap:4px;list-style:none;margin:0}
.nx-social a{display:inline-flex;width:28px;height:28px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#cfcfcf;border-radius:50%}
.nx-social a:hover{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.nx-social svg{width:15px;height:15px;fill:currentColor}

/* ============ 3. White masthead with red serif wordmark ============ */
.nx-masthead{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--nx-line);padding:20px 0}
.nx-masthead .nx-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.nx-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-brand:hover{text-decoration:none}
.nx-brand img{max-height:64px;width:auto}
.nx-logo-img{height:64px;width:64px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;flex:none}
.nx-wordmark{font-family:var(--nx-serif);font-weight:800;font-size:38px;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:1;color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-hd-badge{display:inline-block;background:var(--nx-ink);color:#fff;font-family:var(--nx-sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:3px;vertical-align:super;margin-left:8px}
.nx-tagline{font-size:12px;color:var(--nx-grey);letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:6px}
.nx-masthead-ad{margin-left:auto}

/* ============ 4. Sticky nav ============ */
.nx-nav{background:var(--nx-dark);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200;box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.4)}
.nx-nav.is-stuck{box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.nx-nav .nx-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:52px;max-width:1400px}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu{display:flex;list-style:none;margin:0;gap:0;flex:1;flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;-ms-overflow-style:none}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu a{display:block;color:#f2f2f2;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;padding:13px 9px;letter-spacing:0;white-space:nowrap}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu a:hover{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu .current-menu-item>a,
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu .current_page_item>a{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff}
.nx-nav .sub-menu{display:none}
.nx-icon-btn{background:none;border:0;color:#f2f2f2;padding:12px;line-height:0}
.nx-icon-btn:hover{color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-icon-btn svg{width:20px;height:20px;stroke:currentColor;fill:none;stroke-width:2}
.nx-hamburger{display:none}
.nx-nav .nx-wrap{position:relative}
.nx-search-bar{display:none;padding:0 6px 0 0}
.nx-search-bar.open{display:block}
.nx-search-bar form{display:block;margin:0}
.nx-search-bar input[type="search"]{width:min(260px,calc(100vw - 140px));padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #3a3a3a;background:#0c0c0c;color:#eee;font-size:14px;border-radius:6px}
.nx-search-bar input[type="search"]::placeholder{color:#888}
.nx-search-bar button{background:var(--nx-accent);border:0;color:#fff;padding:10px 20px;font-weight:700;border-radius:6px}

/* ============ 5. Breaking ticker ============ */
.nx-ticker{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:stretch;overflow:hidden}
.nx-ticker-label{background:rgba(0,0,0,.28);font-weight:800;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:10px 18px;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;z-index:2}
.nx-ticker-viewport{overflow:hidden;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center}
.nx-ticker-track{display:inline-flex;white-space:nowrap;animation:nx-ticker 45s linear infinite;will-change:transform}
.nx-ticker:hover .nx-ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}
.nx-ticker-track a{color:#fff;font-size:14px;padding:10px 0;text-decoration:none}
.nx-ticker-track .nx-tick-sep{padding:10px 26px;opacity:.7}
@keyframes nx-ticker{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ============ 6. Section scaffolding ============ */
.nx-section{padding:38px 0}
.nx-section-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:22px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--nx-ink);padding-bottom:10px}
.nx-section-title{font-size:24px;position:relative;padding-left:14px}
.nx-section-title::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:4px;bottom:4px;width:5px;background:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-section-link{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap}
.nx-cat-label{display:inline-block;background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;margin-bottom:10px}
.nx-cat-label:hover{color:#fff}
.nx-meta{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--nx-grey);display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}

/* ============ 7. Hero — Top Stories: lead story left, compact list right ============ */
.nx-top-stories{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:18px}
.nx-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:30px;align-items:start}
.nx-hero-lead .nx-hero-img{display:block;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px}
.nx-hero-lead .nx-hero-img img{width:100%;height:380px;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.nx-hero-lead h2{font-size:33px;margin:16px 0 12px;line-height:1.2}
.nx-hero-lead h2 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-hero-lead h2 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}
.nx-hero-lead .nx-excerpt{font-size:15px;color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:10px}
.nx-hero-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.nx-hero-item{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--nx-line);align-items:flex-start}
.nx-hero-item:first-child{padding-top:0}
.nx-hero-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.nx-hero-item .nx-hero-thumb{width:124px;flex:none;aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--nx-soft)}
.nx-hero-item .nx-hero-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.nx-hero-item h3{font-size:17px;line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 6px}
.nx-hero-item h3 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-hero-item h3 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}
.nx-hero-item .nx-meta{font-size:12px}

/* ============ 8. Cards grid ============ */
.nx-grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.nx-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:box-shadow .2s}
.nx-card:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}
.nx-card-img{aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--nx-soft)}
.nx-card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .35s}
.nx-card:hover .nx-card-img img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.nx-card-body{padding:16px 18px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;flex:1}
.nx-card-body h3{font-size:18px}
.nx-card-body h3 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-card-body h3 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-card-body .nx-excerpt{font-size:14px;color:#4a4a4a}

/* ============ 10. Category blocks ============ */
.nx-cat-blocks{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.nx-cat-block{border-top:3px solid var(--nx-accent);padding-top:14px}
.nx-cat-block h3.nx-cat-block-title{font-size:20px;margin-bottom:14px}
.nx-cat-block h3.nx-cat-block-title a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-mini-post{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-bottom:16px}
.nx-mini-post .nx-mini-img{width:96px;height:64px;flex:none;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--nx-soft)}
.nx-mini-post .nx-mini-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.nx-mini-post h4{font-size:15px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4}
.nx-mini-post h4 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-mini-post .nx-meta{font-size:11.5px}

/* ============ 12. Content + sidebar ============ */
.nx-content-sidebar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:34px;align-items:start}
.nx-list-post{display:flex;gap:18px;padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--nx-line)}
.nx-list-post:first-child{padding-top:0}
.nx-list-post .nx-list-img{width:220px;flex:none;aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--nx-soft)}
.nx-list-post .nx-list-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.nx-list-post h3{font-size:20px;margin:6px 0}
.nx-list-post h3 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-list-post .nx-excerpt{font-size:14.5px;color:#4a4a4a}

/* ============ 13. Sidebar & widgets ============ */
.nx-sidebar .widget{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:6px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:24px}
.nx-sidebar .widget-title{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:14px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--nx-ink);font-family:var(--nx-sans);font-weight:800}
.nx-sidebar ul{list-style:none;margin:0}
.nx-sidebar li{padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px dotted var(--nx-line);font-size:14.5px}
.nx-sidebar li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.nx-sidebar .widget_search input[type="search"]{width:100%;padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--nx-line);margin-bottom:8px}
.nx-sidebar .widget_search button{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;border:0;padding:10px 18px;font-weight:700;width:100%}
.nx-popular{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-bottom:14px}
.nx-popular:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.nx-popular .nx-pop-num{font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:var(--nx-accent);line-height:1;min-width:30px}
.nx-popular h4{font-size:14.5px;font-family:var(--nx-sans);font-weight:700}
.nx-popular h4 a{color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-popular .nx-meta{font-size:11.5px}

/* ============ 14. Footer ============ */
.nx-footer{background:var(--nx-darker);color:#c9c9c9;margin-top:0}
.nx-footer .widget-title{color:#fff;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;margin-bottom:16px;font-family:var(--nx-sans);font-weight:800}
.nx-footer .widget ul{list-style:none;margin:0}
.nx-footer .widget li{margin-bottom:9px;font-size:14px}
.nx-footer .widget a{color:#c9c9c9}
.nx-footer .widget a:hover{color:#fff}
.nx-footer .widget p{font-size:14px}
.nx-footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #2a2a2a;padding:16px 0;font-size:13px}
.nx-footer-bottom .nx-wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.nx-footer-bottom a{color:#c9c9c9}
.nx-footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding:52px 0 40px}
.nx-footer-logo{font-family:var(--nx-serif);font-size:26px;color:#fff;margin:0 0 6px}
.nx-footer-logo .nx-hd-badge{background:var(--nx-accent);vertical-align:middle}
.nx-footer-tagline{font-size:12px;color:var(--nx-accent);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 14px}
.nx-footer-desc{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#a9a9a9;margin:0 0 18px;max-width:340px}
.nx-footer-social{padding:0}
.nx-footer-title{color:#fff;font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin:0 0 18px;font-family:var(--nx-sans);font-weight:800;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--nx-accent);display:inline-block}
.nx-footer-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.nx-footer-list li{margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px}
.nx-footer-list a{color:#c9c9c9;text-decoration:none}
.nx-footer-list a:hover{color:#fff}
@media(max-width:900px){.nx-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.nx-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:40px 0 30px}}

/* ============ 15. Single post ============ */
.nx-single{padding:34px 0 10px}
.nx-breadcrumb{font-size:13px;color:var(--nx-grey);margin-bottom:16px}
.nx-breadcrumb a{color:var(--nx-grey)}
.nx-single h1.nx-post-title{font-size:36px;margin:10px 0 16px;line-height:1.25}
.nx-byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--nx-line);margin-bottom:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nx-byline .avatar{border-radius:50%;width:48px;height:48px}
.nx-byline .nx-byline-who{font-size:14px}
.nx-byline .nx-byline-who strong{display:block;font-size:15px}
.nx-byline .nx-byline-who span{color:var(--nx-grey);font-size:12.5px}
.nx-share{margin-left:auto;display:flex;gap:6px}
.nx-share a{width:34px;height:34px;border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:50%;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--nx-grey)}
.nx-share a:hover{background:var(--nx-accent);border-color:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.nx-share svg{width:15px;height:15px;fill:currentColor}
.nx-featured{margin-bottom:26px;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden}
.nx-featured figcaption{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--nx-grey);padding:8px 2px}
.nx-entry{font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.8;max-width:780px}
.nx-entry h2{font-size:26px;margin:1.4em 0 .6em}
.nx-entry h3{font-size:21px;margin:1.3em 0 .5em}
.nx-entry img{border-radius:4px}
.nx-entry blockquote{
  border-left:5px solid var(--nx-accent);
  background:var(--nx-soft);
  margin:1.6em 0;padding:1.1em 1.4em;
  font-family:var(--nx-serif);font-style:italic;font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;color:#222;
}
.nx-entry blockquote cite{display:block;font-style:normal;font-size:14px;color:var(--nx-grey);margin-top:8px;font-family:var(--nx-sans)}
.nx-tags{margin:26px 0;display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.nx-tags a{background:var(--nx-soft);border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:20px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:13px;color:#444}
.nx-tags a:hover{background:var(--nx-accent);border-color:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.nx-author-box{display:flex;gap:18px;background:var(--nx-soft);border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:6px;padding:22px;margin:30px 0;max-width:780px}
.nx-author-box .avatar{border-radius:50%;width:84px;height:84px;flex:none}
.nx-author-box h4{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:6px;font-family:var(--nx-sans)}
.nx-author-box p{font-size:14.5px;color:#444;margin:0}
.nx-related{margin:34px 0}
.nx-related h3{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:18px}

/* ============ 16. Archives / pages / search ============ */
.nx-archive-head{background:var(--nx-soft);border-bottom:1px solid var(--nx-line);padding:30px 0;margin-bottom:30px}
.nx-archive-head h1{font-size:30px}
.nx-archive-head .nx-archive-desc{color:var(--nx-grey);margin-top:8px;max-width:760px}
.nx-page{padding:34px 0}
.nx-page h1.nx-page-title{font-size:32px;margin-bottom:20px}
.nx-page .nx-entry{max-width:820px}
.nx-pagination{margin:30px 0;display:flex;gap:8px}
.nx-pagination .page-numbers{border:1px solid var(--nx-line);padding:8px 14px;border-radius:4px;color:var(--nx-ink)}
.nx-pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--nx-accent);border-color:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff}
.nx-nothing{padding:40px 0;text-align:center;color:var(--nx-grey)}

/* ============ 17. Comments ============ */
.nx-comments{max-width:780px;margin:30px 0 40px}
.nx-comments h3{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:18px;font-family:var(--nx-sans)}
.nx-comments ol{list-style:none;margin:0}
.nx-comments .comment{border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:6px;padding:18px;margin-bottom:16px}
.nx-comments .comment-meta{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--nx-grey)}
.nx-comments .comment-meta .avatar{border-radius:50%;width:40px;height:40px}
.nx-comments .comment-content{font-size:15px}
.nx-comments .children{margin:14px 0 0 30px}
.nx-comments .reply{margin-top:10px;font-size:13.5px}
.nx-comments input[type="text"],.nx-comments input[type="email"],.nx-comments input[type="url"],.nx-comments textarea{width:100%;padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--nx-line);border-radius:4px;font-size:15px;margin-bottom:12px}
.nx-comments input[type="submit"]{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff;border:0;padding:12px 26px;font-weight:700;border-radius:4px}

/* ============ 18. Responsive ============ */
@media (max-width:1020px){
  .nx-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nx-hero-lead .nx-hero-img img{height:300px}
  .nx-grid-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .nx-cat-blocks{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .nx-content-sidebar{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nx-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .nx-hamburger{display:block}
  .nx-nav .nx-wrap{flex-wrap:wrap}
  .nx-nav ul.nx-menu{display:none;flex-direction:column;width:100%;padding:6px 0}
  .nx-nav.menu-open ul.nx-menu{display:flex}
  .nx-nav ul.nx-menu a{padding:11px 4px;border-top:1px solid #222}
  .nx-topbar .nx-date span.nx-en-date{display:none}
  .nx-grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nx-cat-blocks{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nx-hero-item .nx-hero-thumb{width:104px}
  .nx-list-post{flex-direction:column}
  .nx-list-post .nx-list-img{width:100%}
  .nx-single h1.nx-post-title{font-size:27px}
  .nx-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nx-footer-bottom .nx-wrap{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}
  .nx-author-box{flex-direction:column}
  .nx-share{margin-left:0}
}

/* ============ 19. Premium polish ============ */
::selection{background:var(--nx-accent);color:#fff}
a{transition:color .2s ease}
img{transition:transform .35s ease,opacity .25s ease}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--nx-accent);outline-offset:2px}

/* Refined section titles */
.nx-section{padding:46px 0}
.nx-section-title{font-size:25px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nx-section-link{transition:color .2s}
.nx-section-link:hover{color:var(--nx-ink)}

/* Nav: animated underline on hover */
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu a{position:relative;transition:background .2s,color .2s}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:14px;right:14px;bottom:9px;height:2px;background:#fff;transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .25s ease}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu a:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu .current-menu-item>a::after,
.nx-nav ul.nx-menu .current_page_item>a::after{transform:scaleX(1)}

/* Ticker polish */
.nx-ticker{box-shadow:inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15)}
.nx-ticker-label{letter-spacing:2px}
.nx-ticker-track a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* Hero polish */
.nx-hero-lead .nx-hero-img{box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.nx-hero-lead h2{letter-spacing:-.015em;text-wrap:balance}
.nx-hero-item .nx-hero-thumb img{transition:transform .3s ease}
.nx-hero-item:hover .nx-hero-thumb img{transform:scale(1.06)}

/* Cards: lift on hover */
.nx-card{transition:transform .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease}
.nx-card:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);box-shadow:0 14px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.nx-card-body h3{letter-spacing:-.01em;transition:color .2s}
.nx-card-body h3 a:hover{text-decoration:none}

/* Category label refinement */
.nx-cat-label{border-radius:3px;transition:background .2s}

/* Mini posts hover */
.nx-mini-post h4 a{color:var(--nx-ink);transition:color .2s}
.nx-mini-post h4 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}
.nx-mini-post .nx-mini-img img{transition:transform .3s ease}
.nx-mini-post:hover .nx-mini-img img{transform:scale(1.08)}

/* List posts */
.nx-list-post h3{letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nx-list-post h3 a{color:var(--nx-ink);transition:color .2s}
.nx-list-post h3 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}
.nx-list-post .nx-list-img img{transition:transform .3s ease}
.nx-list-post:hover .nx-list-img img{transform:scale(1.05)}

/* Sidebar widgets */
.nx-sidebar .widget{box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.05)}
.nx-sidebar .widget a{color:var(--nx-ink);transition:color .2s}
.nx-sidebar .widget a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-popular h4 a{color:var(--nx-ink);transition:color .2s}
.nx-popular h4 a:hover{color:var(--nx-accent);text-decoration:none}

/* Footer polish */
.nx-footer{border-top:4px solid var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-footer .widget a{transition:color .2s}
.nx-footer-bottom{font-size:12.5px}

/* Single post premium details */
.nx-post-title{letter-spacing:-.02em;text-wrap:balance}
.nx-byline .nx-byline-who strong{letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nx-share a{transition:background .2s,border-color .2s,color .2s}
.nx-entry > p:first-of-type::first-letter{
  font-family:var(--nx-serif);font-weight:700;font-size:3.4em;float:left;
  line-height:.9;padding:4px 10px 0 0;color:var(--nx-accent);
}
/* Dark content page (Privacy Policy, Terms, etc.) */
.nx-dark-page{background:#0b0b0b;color:#ececec;padding:56px 0 72px}
.nx-dark-page-head{max-width:860px;margin:0 0 8px}
.nx-dark-page-head h1{font-size:44px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:#fff;margin:0 0 18px}
.nx-dark-page-head h1::after{content:"";display:block;width:64px;height:4px;background:var(--nx-accent);border-radius:2px;margin-top:16px}
.nx-dark-page-body{max-width:860px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:#d7d7d7}
.nx-dark-page-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-family:var(--nx-serif);font-weight:700;font-size:3.4em;float:left;line-height:.9;padding:4px 10px 0 0;color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-dark-page-body p{margin:0 0 18px}
.nx-dark-page-body h2{font-size:28px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin:40px 0 16px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nx-dark-page-body h3{font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin:32px 0 12px}
.nx-dark-page-body ul,.nx-dark-page-body ol{margin:0 0 18px;padding-left:26px}
.nx-dark-page-body li{margin:0 0 10px}
.nx-dark-page-body li::marker{color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-dark-page-body a{color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-dark-page-body strong{color:#fff}
.nx-dark-page-body blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--nx-accent);margin:24px 0;padding:4px 0 4px 20px;color:#b5b5b5;font-style:italic}
@media(max-width:700px){.nx-dark-page-head h1{font-size:32px}.nx-dark-page{padding:40px 0 56px}}
.nx-entry a{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(0,0,0,.25);text-underline-offset:3px}
.nx-entry a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--nx-accent)}
.nx-entry ul,.nx-entry ol{margin-left:1.6em}
.nx-entry li{margin-bottom:.45em}
.nx-author-box{box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
.nx-tags strong{font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--nx-grey)}

/* Pagination */
.nx-pagination .page-numbers{transition:background .2s,border-color .2s,color .2s;border-radius:4px}
.nx-pagination a.page-numbers:hover{background:var(--nx-soft);text-decoration:none}

/* Buttons */
.nx-search-bar button,.nx-sidebar .widget_search button,.nx-comments input[type="submit"]{
  border-radius:4px;transition:filter .2s,transform .15s;
}
.nx-search-bar button:hover,.nx-sidebar .widget_search button:hover,.nx-comments input[type="submit"]:hover{filter:brightness(1.08)}
.nx-search-bar button:active,.nx-comments input[type="submit"]:active{transform:translateY(1px)}

/* Archive header */
.nx-archive-head h1{letter-spacing:-.02em}

/* Two-column card grid (archives / blog index) */
.nx-grid-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}

/* ============ 21. Responsive refinements ============ */
@media (max-width:1020px){
  .nx-section{padding:38px 0}
  .nx-hero-lead h2{font-size:26px}
  .nx-grid-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .nx-single h1.nx-post-title{font-size:32px}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  body{font-size:15.5px}
  .nx-section{padding:30px 0}
  .nx-section-title{font-size:21px}
  /* Ticker stays readable */
  .nx-ticker-label{font-size:11px;padding:8px 12px;letter-spacing:1px}
  .nx-ticker-track a{font-size:13px}
  /* Hero stacks cleanly */
  .nx-hero-lead .nx-hero-img img{height:260px}
  .nx-hero-lead h2{font-size:24px}

  /* Grids collapse */
  .nx-grid-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  /* Masthead stays compact */
  .nx-wordmark{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:2px}
  .nx-logo-img{height:48px;width:48px;border-radius:8px}
  .nx-tagline{font-size:11px}
  /* Single post */
  .nx-single h1.nx-post-title{font-size:25px}
  .nx-entry{font-size:16px}
  .nx-entry blockquote{font-size:18px}
  .nx-byline{gap:10px}
  /* Topbar: keep it slim */
  .nx-topbar{font-size:11.5px}
  .nx-social a{width:26px;height:26px}
}
@media (max-width:420px){
  .nx-ticker-label{display:none}
  .nx-hero-lead h2{font-size:22px}
  .nx-wordmark{font-size:19px;letter-spacing:1px}
  .nx-logo-img{height:42px;width:42px}
  .nx-tagline{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.5px}
}