
/*
 * Hitsteps Blog UI refresh — 2026-08-30
 * CSS-only presentation layer. Keep selectors scoped to the public blog shell
 * so shared dashboard and marketing styles remain unaffected.
 */
:root {
	--hs-blog-blue: #1677e8;
	--hs-blog-blue-dark: #0c5fc3;
	--hs-blog-ink: #172033;
	--hs-blog-muted: #667085;
	--hs-blog-line: #e3e9f1;
	--hs-blog-soft: #f5f8fc;
	--hs-blog-surface: #ffffff;
	--hs-blog-radius: 16px;
	--hs-blog-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(20, 42, 74, .08);
}

body.blog,
body.single,
body.archive,
body.search,
body.page {
	background: #f4f7fb;
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body.blog #pcont,
body.single #pcont,
body.archive #pcont,
body.search #pcont,
body.page #pcont {
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, #edf6ff 0, #f4f7fb 360px);
	padding-top: 36px;
}

.cl-mcont > .container {
	max-width: 1240px;
	width: calc(100% - 32px);
}

.cl-mcont .block {
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.cl-mcont .block .content {
	padding: 0;
}

.cl-mcont a {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue) !important;
	text-decoration-thickness: .08em;
	text-underline-offset: .16em;
}

.cl-mcont a:hover {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue-dark) !important;
}

.cl-mcont a:focus-visible,
.cl-mcont button:focus-visible,
.cl-mcont input:focus-visible,
.cl-mcont textarea:focus-visible {
	border-radius: 4px;
	outline: 3px solid rgba(22, 119, 232, .28);
	outline-offset: 3px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro {
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c5fc3 0%, #2494f2 58%, #55b8ff 100%);
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 20px;
	box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(18, 113, 216, .2);
	color: #fff;
	margin-bottom: 24px;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: 42px 44px;
	position: relative;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro::after {
	background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,.22), transparent 68%);
	content: "";
	height: 280px;
	position: absolute;
	right: -90px;
	top: -130px;
	width: 280px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro h1 {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.08;
	margin-bottom: 14px;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro p {
	color: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 1.65;
	max-width: 760px;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
	border: 1px solid rgba(211, 222, 235, .85);
	border-radius: var(--hs-blog-radius);
	box-shadow: var(--hs-blog-shadow);
	margin-bottom: 28px;
	padding: 28px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start h2 {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-size: 22px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -.02em;
	margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid {
	gap: 14px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a {
	background: var(--hs-blog-soft);
	border: 1px solid transparent;
	border-radius: 12px;
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink) !important;
	padding: 20px;
	transition: border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a:hover,
.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a:focus {
	background: #fff;
	border-color: #b9d9fb;
	box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(25, 92, 160, .11);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid strong {
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 700;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid span {
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	font-size: 14px;
}

.site-main > article,
.site-main > .page-header,
.site-main > .pagination,
.site-main > .navigation,
.site-main > .no-results {
	background: var(--hs-blog-surface);
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: var(--hs-blog-radius);
	box-shadow: var(--hs-blog-shadow);
	margin: 0 0 24px;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.site-main > article .post-thumbnail {
	border-radius: 12px;
	display: block;
	margin: 0 0 28px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.site-main > article .post-thumbnail img {
	display: block;
	transition: transform .35s ease;
	width: 100%;
}

.blog .site-main > article:hover .post-thumbnail img,
.archive .site-main > article:hover .post-thumbnail img {
	transform: scale(1.015);
}

.entry-title,
.page-title {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 42px);
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.14;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog .entry-title,
.archive .entry-title,
.search .entry-title {
	font-size: clamp(25px, 2.7vw, 34px);
}

.entry-title a {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink) !important;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.entry-title a:hover {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue) !important;
}

.entry-content,
.entry-summary {
	color: #344054;
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: 17px;
	line-height: 1.78;
}

.single .entry-content,
.page .entry-content {
	font-size: 18px;
}

.entry-content p,
.entry-summary p {
	margin: 0 0 1.45em;
}

.entry-content h2,
.entry-content h3,
.entry-content h4 {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-family: inherit;
	font-weight: 730;
	letter-spacing: -.025em;
	line-height: 1.25;
	margin: 1.7em 0 .65em;
}

.entry-content h2 { font-size: 30px; }
.entry-content h3 { font-size: 24px; }
.entry-content h4 { font-size: 20px; }

.entry-content ul,
.entry-content ol {
	margin: 0 0 1.5em 1.25em;
}

.entry-content ul { list-style: disc; }
.entry-content ol { list-style: decimal; }
.entry-content li { margin-bottom: .55em; padding-left: .2em; }

.entry-content blockquote {
	background: var(--hs-blog-soft);
	border-left: 4px solid var(--hs-blog-blue);
	border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
	color: #344054;
	font-size: 1.05em;
	margin: 1.7em 0;
	padding: 20px 24px;
}

.entry-content pre,
.entry-content code {
	background: #f0f4f8;
	border-radius: 6px;
	color: #24324a;
}

.entry-content code { padding: .15em .35em; }
.entry-content pre { border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line); padding: 18px; }

.entry-content table {
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: 10px;
	border-spacing: 0;
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 1.6em;
	max-width: 100%;
	overflow-x: auto;
}

.entry-content th,
.entry-content td {
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	padding: 12px 14px;
	text-align: left;
}

.entry-content th { background: var(--hs-blog-soft); color: var(--hs-blog-ink); }

/* Restore native document semantics removed by the legacy theme reset. */
.entry-content ul,
.entry-summary ul,
.comment-content ul,
.textwidget ul {
	list-style: disc outside;
	margin: 0 0 1.5em 1.4em;
	padding-left: .7em;
}

.entry-content ol,
.entry-summary ol,
.comment-content ol,
.textwidget ol {
	list-style: decimal outside;
	margin: 0 0 1.5em 1.4em;
	padding-left: .7em;
}

.entry-content ul ul,
.entry-summary ul ul,
.comment-content ul ul,
.textwidget ul ul {
	list-style-type: circle;
}

.entry-content ul ul ul,
.entry-summary ul ul ul,
.comment-content ul ul ul,
.textwidget ul ul ul {
	list-style-type: square;
}

.entry-content ol ol,
.entry-summary ol ol,
.comment-content ol ol,
.textwidget ol ol {
	list-style-type: lower-alpha;
}

.entry-content ol ol ol,
.entry-summary ol ol ol,
.comment-content ol ol ol,
.textwidget ol ol ol {
	list-style-type: lower-roman;
}

.entry-content li,
.entry-summary li,
.comment-content li,
.textwidget li {
	display: list-item;
	margin: .45em 0;
	padding-left: .2em;
}

.entry-content li::marker,
.entry-summary li::marker,
.comment-content li::marker,
.textwidget li::marker {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	font-weight: 700;
}

.entry-content li > ul,
.entry-content li > ol,
.entry-summary li > ul,
.entry-summary li > ol,
.comment-content li > ul,
.comment-content li > ol,
.textwidget li > ul,
.textwidget li > ol {
	margin-bottom: .4em;
	margin-top: .4em;
}

.entry-content dl,
.entry-summary dl,
.comment-content dl,
.textwidget dl {
	margin: 0 0 1.5em;
}

.entry-content dt,
.entry-summary dt,
.comment-content dt,
.textwidget dt {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-weight: 750;
	margin-top: 1em;
}

.entry-content dd,
.entry-summary dd,
.comment-content dd,
.textwidget dd {
	margin: .3em 0 1em 1.4em;
}

.entry-content hr,
.entry-summary hr,
.comment-content hr,
.textwidget hr {
	background: var(--hs-blog-line);
	border: 0;
	height: 1px;
	margin: 2.2em 0;
}

.entry-content figure,
.entry-summary figure,
.comment-content figure,
.textwidget figure {
	margin: 1.8em 0;
	max-width: 100%;
}

.entry-content figcaption,
.entry-summary figcaption,
.comment-content figcaption,
.textwidget figcaption {
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	font-size: 13px;
	line-height: 1.55;
	margin-top: .65em;
	text-align: center;
}

.entry-content img,
.entry-summary img,
.comment-content img,
.textwidget img {
	height: auto;
	max-width: 100%;
}

.entry-content details,
.entry-summary details,
.comment-content details,
.textwidget details {
	background: var(--hs-blog-soft);
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: 10px;
	margin: 1.5em 0;
	padding: 14px 16px;
}

.entry-content summary,
.entry-summary summary,
.comment-content summary,
.textwidget summary {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	cursor: pointer;
	font-weight: 700;
}

.entry-content details[open] summary,
.entry-summary details[open] summary,
.comment-content details[open] summary,
.textwidget details[open] summary {
	margin-bottom: .8em;
}

.entry-content kbd,
.entry-summary kbd,
.comment-content kbd,
.textwidget kbd {
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
	border-bottom-width: 2px;
	border-radius: 5px;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(15, 23, 42, .08);
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Consolas, monospace;
	font-size: .85em;
	padding: .12em .4em;
}

.entry-content abbr[title],
.entry-summary abbr[title],
.comment-content abbr[title],
.textwidget abbr[title] {
	border-bottom: 0;
	cursor: help;
	text-decoration: underline dotted;
	text-underline-offset: .18em;
}

.entry-content address,
.entry-summary address,
.comment-content address,
.textwidget address {
	font-style: normal;
	line-height: 1.7;
	margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}

.entry-content mark,
.entry-summary mark,
.comment-content mark,
.textwidget mark {
	background: #fff1a8;
	border-radius: 3px;
	color: inherit;
	padding: .05em .18em;
}

.entry-footer {
	border-top: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: 13px;
	margin-top: 28px;
	padding-top: 18px;
}

.entry-footer a { color: var(--hs-blog-muted) !important; }

.hitsteps-blog-related,
.hitsteps-blog-cta {
	background: var(--hs-blog-soft);
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: 12px;
	padding: 24px 26px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-related { border-left: 4px solid var(--hs-blog-blue); }

.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-related h2,
.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-cta h2 {
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 1.3;
	margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-related p,
.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-cta p {
	margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-related p:last-child,
.entry-content .hitsteps-blog-cta p:last-child {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

#widget-area .widget {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: 14px;
	box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(20, 42, 74, .06);
	margin-bottom: 18px;
	padding: 22px;
}

.widget-title {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: 16px !important;
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: -.01em;
	margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.widget li {
	border-top: 1px solid #edf1f6;
	padding: 9px 0;
}

.widget li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.widget a { color: #475467 !important; }
.widget a:hover { color: var(--hs-blog-blue) !important; }

.search-form {
	display: flex;
	gap: 8px;
}

.search-field,
.cl-mcont input[type="text"],
.cl-mcont input[type="email"],
.cl-mcont textarea {
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #ccd5e1;
	border-radius: 9px;
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	padding: 10px 12px;
}

.search-submit,
.cl-mcont input[type="submit"],
.cl-mcont button {
	background: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	border-radius: 9px;
	color: #fff;
	font-family: inherit;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0;
	padding: 11px 16px;
	text-transform: none;
}

.search-submit:hover,
.cl-mcont input[type="submit"]:hover,
.cl-mcont button:hover { background: var(--hs-blog-blue-dark); }

.pagination {
	display: block;
}

.pagination .nav-links {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 8px;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 0;
	position: static;
	text-align: center;
}

.pagination .page-numbers {
	align-items: center;
	background: var(--hs-blog-soft);
	border-radius: 8px;
	color: #475467 !important;
	display: inline-flex !important;
	justify-content: center;
	line-height: 1.2;
	min-height: 40px;
	min-width: 40px;
	padding: 8px 12px;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.pagination .current,
.pagination .prev,
.pagination .next {
	background: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	color: #fff !important;
	float: none !important;
	padding: 8px 12px;
}

.pagination .prev,
.pagination .next {
	height: auto;
	overflow: visible;
	position: static !important;
	width: auto;
}

.pagination .prev::before,
.pagination .next::before {
	content: none;
	display: none;
}

.pagination .dots {
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted) !important;
	min-width: 28px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	padding-right: 4px;
}

.pagination a.page-numbers:hover,
.pagination a.page-numbers:focus-visible {
	background: #e6f1fd;
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue-dark) !important;
}

.pagination a.prev:hover,
.pagination a.prev:focus-visible,
.pagination a.next:hover,
.pagination a.next:focus-visible {
	background: var(--hs-blog-blue-dark);
	color: #fff !important;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
	body.blog #pcont,
	body.single #pcont,
	body.archive #pcont,
	body.search #pcont,
	body.page #pcont { padding-top: 24px; }

	#widget-area { margin-top: 24px; }
	.hitsteps-blog-intro { padding: 34px; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.cl-mcont > .container { width: calc(100% - 20px); }
	.hitsteps-blog-intro { border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 24px; }
	.hitsteps-blog-intro p { font-size: 16px; }
	.hitsteps-blog-start { border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
	.site-main > article,
	.site-main > .page-header,
	.site-main > .pagination,
	.site-main > .navigation,
	.site-main > .no-results { border-radius: 14px; padding: 22px 20px; }
	.entry-content,
	.entry-summary,
	.single .entry-content,
	.page .entry-content { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.72; }
	.entry-content h2 { font-size: 25px; }
	.entry-content h3 { font-size: 21px; }
	#widget-area .widget { padding: 19px; }
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro {
	align-items: center;
	display: grid;
	gap: 32px;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(220px, .75fr);
	min-height: 440px;
	padding: clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px);
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro-copy {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 2;
}

.hitsteps-blog-eyebrow,
.hitsteps-blog-section-kicker {
	display: block;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .13em;
	line-height: 1.3;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hitsteps-blog-eyebrow {
	color: #cceaff;
	margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro h1 {
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 62px);
	max-width: 760px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-intro p {
	font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 20px);
	max-width: 680px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-actions {
	align-items: center;
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 14px;
	margin-top: 28px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-actions a {
	align-items: center;
	border-radius: 10px;
	display: inline-flex;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-weight: 750;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 48px;
	padding: 12px 18px;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.hitsteps-blog-primary-action {
	background: #fff;
	box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(4, 52, 105, .2);
	color: #0a5bb7 !important;
}

.hitsteps-blog-primary-action:hover,
.hitsteps-blog-primary-action:focus {
	background: #f4faff;
	color: #084b96 !important;
}

.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action {
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.42);
	color: #fff !important;
}

.cl-mcont .hitsteps-blog-secondary-action,
.cl-mcont .hitsteps-blog-secondary-action:hover,
.cl-mcont .hitsteps-blog-secondary-action:focus {
	color: #fff !important;
}

.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action:hover,
.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action:focus {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.11);
	color: #fff !important;
}

.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action span,
.hitsteps-post-card-link span {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	margin-left: 7px;
	transition: transform .18s ease;
}

.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action:hover span,
.hitsteps-post-card-link:hover span {
	transform: translateX(3px);
}

.hitsteps-blog-topics {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 8px;
	list-style: none;
	margin: 28px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.hitsteps-blog-topics li {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.11);
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
	border-radius: 999px;
	color: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 650;
	padding: 7px 11px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal {
	aspect-ratio: 1;
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.09);
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px rgba(255,255,255,.07), 0 28px 70px rgba(3, 43, 89, .17);
	justify-self: end;
	max-width: 290px;
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal::before,
.hitsteps-blog-signal::after,
.hitsteps-blog-signal-orbit {
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
	border-radius: 50%;
	content: "";
	inset: 13%;
	position: absolute;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal::after { inset: 29%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-orbit { inset: 44%; }

.hitsteps-blog-signal-dot {
	background: #fff;
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255,255,255,.12), 0 0 24px rgba(255,255,255,.55);
	height: 9px;
	position: absolute;
	width: 9px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal-dot-one { left: 15%; top: 42%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-dot-two { right: 22%; top: 17%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-dot-three { bottom: 22%; right: 13%; }

.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart {
	align-items: end;
	bottom: 31%;
	display: flex;
	gap: 7px;
	height: 72px;
	left: 25%;
	position: absolute;
	width: 50%;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart i {
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, rgba(255,255,255,.5));
	border-radius: 4px 4px 2px 2px;
	flex: 1;
	height: 34%;
}

.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart i:nth-child(2) { height: 56%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart i:nth-child(3) { height: 44%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart i:nth-child(4) { height: 78%; }
.hitsteps-blog-signal-chart i:nth-child(5) { height: 100%; }

.hitsteps-blog-section-heading,
.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading {
	align-items: end;
	display: flex;
	gap: 28px;
	justify-content: space-between;
}

.hitsteps-blog-section-heading {
	margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-section-kicker {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	margin-bottom: 7px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-section-heading h2,
.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading h2 {
	color: var(--hs-blog-ink);
	font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px);
	font-weight: 780;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.15;
	margin: 0;
}

.hitsteps-blog-section-heading > p,
.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading > p {
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 1.55;
	margin: 0;
	max-width: 390px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start {
	padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px);
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-height: 230px;
	padding: 22px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid em {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .12em;
	margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid strong {
	font-size: 18px;
	letter-spacing: -.015em;
}

.hitsteps-blog-start-grid b {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue);
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 750;
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-top: 18px;
}

.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading {
	margin: 48px 4px 22px;
}

.hitsteps-post-grid {
	display: grid;
	gap: 18px;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.hitsteps-post-card {
	background: var(--hs-blog-surface);
	border: 1px solid var(--hs-blog-line);
	border-radius: var(--hs-blog-radius);
	box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(20, 42, 74, .06);
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	margin: 0;
	min-width: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}

/* Twenty Fifteen reserves 7.6923% above every .hentry without a thumbnail.
 * Cards generate their own visual fallback, so that legacy space is invalid. */
.hitsteps-post-card.hentry {
	padding-top: 0;
}

.hitsteps-post-card:hover {
	border-color: #c5dcf4;
	box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(20, 73, 126, .11);
	transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.hitsteps-post-card-visual {
	align-items: center;
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d66cc, #2596ef 55%, #75c8ff);
	display: flex;
	height: 180px;
	justify-content: center;
	overflow: hidden;
	position: relative;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.hitsteps-post-card:nth-child(3n+2) .hitsteps-post-card-visual {
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5038a5, #7657dd 58%, #b19df8);
}

.hitsteps-post-card:nth-child(3n+3) .hitsteps-post-card-visual {
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #087e78, #13aaa0 58%, #72ded4);
}

.hitsteps-post-card-visual > span {
	color: rgba(255,255,255,.96);
	font-size: 54px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: -.06em;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 2;
}

.hitsteps-post-card-visual > i {
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
	border-radius: 50%;
	position: absolute;
}

.hitsteps-post-card-visual > i:nth-of-type(1) { height: 150px; right: -35px; top: -54px; width: 150px; }
.hitsteps-post-card-visual > i:nth-of-type(2) { bottom: -60px; height: 125px; left: -20px; width: 125px; }
.hitsteps-post-card-visual > i:nth-of-type(3) { height: 56px; left: 22%; top: 24px; width: 56px; }

.hitsteps-post-card-visual img {
	height: 100% !important;
	object-fit: cover;
	transition: transform .35s ease;
	width: 100%;
}

.hitsteps-post-card:hover .hitsteps-post-card-visual img { transform: scale(1.025); }

.hitsteps-post-card-body {
	display: flex;
	flex: 1;
	flex-direction: column;
	padding: 24px;
}

.hitsteps-post-card-meta,
.hitsteps-single-meta {
	align-items: center;
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 650;
	gap: 9px;
	line-height: 1.4;
}

.hitsteps-post-card-meta > * + *::before,
.hitsteps-single-meta > * + *::before {
	color: #b3bfce;
	content: "\2022";
	margin-right: 9px;
}

.hitsteps-post-card-meta a,
.hitsteps-single-meta a {
	color: var(--hs-blog-blue) !important;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.hitsteps-post-card .entry-header { margin-top: 14px; }

.hitsteps-post-card .entry-title,
.blog .hitsteps-post-card .entry-title,
.archive .hitsteps-post-card .entry-title,
.search .hitsteps-post-card .entry-title {
	font-size: 23px;
	letter-spacing: -.025em;
	line-height: 1.25;
	margin: 0 0 13px;
}

.hitsteps-post-card .entry-summary {
	color: var(--hs-blog-muted);
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.hitsteps-post-card .entry-summary p { margin-bottom: 20px; }

.hitsteps-post-card-link {
	align-items: center;
	display: inline-flex;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 780;
	margin-top: auto;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child {
	display: grid;
	grid-column: 1 / -1;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
}

.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child .hitsteps-post-card-visual {
	height: 100%;
	min-height: 300px;
}

.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child .hitsteps-post-card-body {
	justify-content: center;
	padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child .entry-title {
	font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.hitsteps-single-meta {
	font-size: 13px;
	margin: -6px 0 26px;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
	#secondary { position: sticky; top: 82px; }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
	.hitsteps-blog-intro {
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(170px, .6fr);
		min-height: 390px;
	}
	.hitsteps-blog-signal { max-width: 220px; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.hitsteps-blog-intro {
		display: block;
		min-height: 0;
		padding: 34px 24px;
	}
	.hitsteps-blog-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 11vw, 46px); }
	.hitsteps-blog-signal { display: none; }
	.hitsteps-blog-actions { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
	.hitsteps-blog-actions a { width: 100%; }
	.hitsteps-blog-section-heading,
	.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
	.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a { min-height: 0; }
	.hitsteps-post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child { display: flex; grid-column: auto; }
	.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child .hitsteps-post-card-visual { height: 190px; min-height: 0; }
	.home .hitsteps-post-grid .hitsteps-post-card:first-child .hitsteps-post-card-body { padding: 24px; }
	.hitsteps-blog-latest-heading { margin-top: 38px; }
}

/* The inherited theme removes only top padding from singular posts that have
 * a featured image. Restore the same inset used on the other three sides. */
.single .site-main > article.hentry.has-post-thumbnail {
	padding-top: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.single .site-main > article.hentry.has-post-thumbnail {
		padding-top: 22px;
	}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a,
	.site-main > article .post-thumbnail img,
	.hitsteps-post-card,
	.hitsteps-post-card-visual img,
	.hitsteps-blog-secondary-action span,
	.hitsteps-post-card-link span { transition: none; }
	.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a:hover,
	.hitsteps-blog-start-grid a:focus,
	.hitsteps-post-card:hover { transform: none; }
	.blog .site-main > article:hover .post-thumbnail img,
	.archive .site-main > article:hover .post-thumbnail img,
	.hitsteps-post-card:hover .hitsteps-post-card-visual img { transform: none; }
}
