/*
Theme Name: TimesAlert Child
Theme URI: https://timesalert.com
Description: Child theme of Astra for TimesAlert. Light, text-led design: paper-white, black text, one red accent. Fonts are hosted in the theme.
Author: TimesAlert
Template: astra
Version: 1.0.0
Text Domain: timesalert-child
*/

@font-face{font-family:'Barlow';font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url('fonts/barlow-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Barlow';font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url('fonts/barlow-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Barlow';font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url('fonts/barlow-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Barlow Condensed';font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url('fonts/barlow-condensed-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Barlow Condensed';font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url('fonts/barlow-condensed-latin-700-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}

:root{
  --ta-red:#C8102E; --ta-red-text:#B00D11; --ta-ink:#14110F; --ta-body:#2B2724; --ta-muted:#5A544E;
  --ta-line:#E6E1DB; --ta-paper:#F6F4F1; --ta-white:#FFFFFF;
  --ta-head:'Barlow Condensed',Arial Narrow,sans-serif; --ta-text:'Barlow',system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;
}
body{font-family:var(--ta-text);color:var(--ta-body);background:#fff;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4,.entry-title{font-family:var(--ta-head);font-weight:700;color:var(--ta-ink);letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.08}
h1,.entry-title{font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,60px)}
h2{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,36px);margin-top:1.6em}
h3{font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,28px)}
.entry-content p,.entry-content li{font-size:18px;line-height:1.65}
a{color:var(--ta-red-text)} a:hover{color:var(--ta-ink)}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--ta-ink);outline-offset:2px}

/* Header */
.site-header,.main-header-bar{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ta-line)}
.main-header-menu>.menu-item>a{font-family:var(--ta-text);font-weight:500;font-size:16px;color:var(--ta-ink)}
.main-header-menu>.menu-item:hover>a,.main-header-menu>.current-menu-item>a{color:var(--ta-red)}
.main-header-menu>.current-menu-item>a{border-bottom:3px solid var(--ta-red)}
.custom-logo-link img{max-height:44px;width:auto}

/* Full width on desktop (like TapDL): content uses the container, no narrow column */
@media(min-width:922px){
  .ast-container{max-width:1200px}
  .ast-separate-container .ast-article-single,.ast-plain-container .site-content{max-width:none}
  .ta-readable{max-width:760px}
}

/* Featured image is not shown inside articles; it is used for social previews, Discover and schema */
.single-post .post-thumb-img-content,.single-post .ast-blog-featured-section,.single-post .post-thumb{display:none!important}

/* Buttons */
.wp-block-button__link,.ast-button,button[type=submit],.ta-btn{background:var(--ta-red);color:#fff;font-family:var(--ta-text);font-weight:600;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 22px;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;border:0}
.wp-block-button__link:hover,.ta-btn:hover{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff}
.ta-btn--ghost{background:#fff;color:var(--ta-ink);border:1.5px solid var(--ta-ink)}
.ta-btn--ghost:hover{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff}

/* Quick answer, notes, disclosure */
.ta-quick{border:1.5px solid var(--ta-ink);border-radius:6px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;background:#fff}
.ta-quick__label{font-family:var(--ta-head);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ta-red-text);margin:0 0 6px}
.ta-quick__text{font-size:20px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:var(--ta-ink)}
.ta-note{border-left:6px solid var(--ta-red);background:var(--ta-paper);padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;margin:24px 0}
.ta-note p{margin:0;font-size:17px}
.ta-disclosure{background:var(--ta-paper);border-radius:8px;padding:14px 16px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#3A3632;margin:0 0 20px}
.ta-checked{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 24px;font-size:15px;color:var(--ta-muted);padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ta-line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ta-line);margin:0 0 20px}

/* Comparison table */
.ta-table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1.5px solid var(--ta-line);border-radius:10px;margin:0 0 12px}
.ta-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:560px;font-size:16px}
.ta-table th{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600}
.ta-table td{padding:14px 16px;border-top:1px solid #EFEBE6;vertical-align:top}
.ta-table td:first-child{font-weight:600}
.entry-content table:not(.ta-table){border-collapse:collapse;width:100%}
.entry-content table:not(.ta-table) th{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff;padding:10px 14px;text-align:left}
.entry-content table:not(.ta-table) td{padding:10px 14px;border-top:1px solid var(--ta-line)}

/* FAQ */
.ta-faq{margin:32px 0}
.ta-faq__item{border-top:1px solid var(--ta-line);padding:18px 0}
.ta-faq__item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ta-line)}
.ta-faq__q{font-family:var(--ta-head);font-weight:700;font-size:24px;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--ta-ink)}
.ta-faq__a p{margin:0;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6}

/* Ad slots reserve space so pages do not jump (Core Web Vitals) */
.ta-ad{display:block;margin:32px auto;min-height:280px;text-align:center;clear:both}
.ta-ad--wide{min-height:120px}
.ta-ad:empty{min-height:0;margin:0}

/* Archive pages as text rows, not image cards */
.archive .ast-row,.blog .ast-row{display:block}
.archive .ast-article-post,.blog .ast-article-post{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ta-line);padding:18px 8px;margin:0;background:#fff;box-shadow:none}
.archive .ast-article-post:hover,.blog .ast-article-post:hover{background:var(--ta-paper)}
.archive .post-thumb-img-content,.blog .post-thumb-img-content,.archive .ast-blog-featured-section,.blog .ast-blog-featured-section{display:none}
.archive .entry-title,.blog .entry-title{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,30px)}
.archive .ast-archive-description,.blog .page-title{font-family:var(--ta-head)}
.archive .entry-content,.blog .entry-content{display:none}
.archive .ast-excerpt-container{font-size:16px;color:#3A3632}
.ast-pagination .page-numbers{min-width:44px;min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1.5px solid var(--ta-ink);border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ta-ink);margin-right:6px}
.ast-pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff}

/* Breadcrumbs (Rank Math) */
.rank-math-breadcrumb{font-size:14px;color:var(--ta-muted);margin:0 0 14px}
.rank-math-breadcrumb a{color:var(--ta-red-text)}

/* Footer */
.site-footer,.site-below-footer-wrap,.site-primary-footer-wrap{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#CFC9C2}
.site-footer a{color:#fff}
.ta-footer-note{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:#CFC9C2;max-width:420px}

@media(max-width:600px){
  .entry-content p,.entry-content li{font-size:17px}
  .ta-faq__q{font-size:22px}
}

/* Homepage and shared layout helpers (used by TimesAlert Core page content) */
.ta-wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.ta-section{padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:8px}
.ta-hero{background:var(--ta-paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ta-line)}
.ta-hero .ta-wrap{padding-top:64px;padding-bottom:64px}
.ta-hero__text{max-width:780px}
.ta-hero h1{margin:12px 0 18px}
.ta-kicker{font-family:var(--ta-head);font-weight:700;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ta-red-text);margin:0}
.ta-lead{font-size:20px;line-height:1.55;color:#3A3632}
.ta-small{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ta-muted)}
.ta-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:16px}
.ta-grid--3{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:32px}
.ta-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;padding:20px;border:1.5px solid var(--ta-line);border-radius:10px;background:var(--ta-paper);color:var(--ta-ink);text-decoration:none}
.ta-card:hover{border-color:var(--ta-ink);color:var(--ta-ink)}
.ta-card strong{font-family:var(--ta-head);font-size:30px;line-height:1}
.ta-card span{font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;color:#3A3632}
.ta-band{background:var(--ta-ink);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:40px}
.ta-band h2{color:#fff;margin-top:0}
.ta-band p{color:#DDD7D0}
.ta-method{border-top:4px solid var(--ta-red);padding-top:16px}
.ta-method strong{display:block;font-family:var(--ta-head);font-size:24px;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--ta-ink)}
.ta-method span{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#3A3632}