/*
Theme Name: Ask Lawfully
Theme URI: https://example.com/
Author: Ehyperlink
Description: Premium dark legal editorial theme with image-led category discovery, contextual internal links, related reading, resilient archives and modern legal publication styling.
Version: 1.0.0
Text Domain: ask-lawfully
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
*/
:root{
 --al-bg:#0a0d0f;--al-bg2:#111518;--al-panel:#151a1d;--al-panel2:#1b2125;
 --al-paper:#f9f6ef;--al-ink:#17191b;--al-white:#f7f4ed;--al-gold:#e6b453;
 --al-gold2:#f2cf7d;--al-amber:#c88925;--al-red:#a44032;--al-line:#2d3438;
 --al-muted:#9aa2a6;--al-ext:#d14b74;--al-shadow:0 20px 52px rgba(0,0,0,.34);
}
.al-site,.al-site *{box-sizing:border-box;min-width:0}
.al-site{background:var(--al-bg);color:var(--al-white);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow-x:hidden}
.al-site a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.al-site img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
.al-wrap{width:min(1600px,calc(100% - 46px));margin:auto}

/* HEADER */
.al-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:999;background:rgba(10,13,15,.985);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid #252c30;box-shadow:0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}
.admin-bar .al-header{top:32px}
.al-head-top{min-height:80px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;border-bottom:1px solid #252c30}
.al-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.al-logo-mark{width:62px;height:62px;position:relative;border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111,#24201a);border:1px solid #5e4d2e;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(230,180,83,.05)}
.al-logo-mark:before{content:"⚖";position:absolute;inset:0;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--al-gold2);font-size:34px}
.al-logo-text strong{display:block;font:700 31px/1 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#fff}
.al-logo-text small{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#b6a98f;font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase}
.al-search{width:100%;max-width:380px;min-height:44px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 52px;border:1px solid #3c3a31;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#f9f6ef}
.al-search input{border:0;outline:0;padding:0 15px;color:#222;background:#fff;font-size:12px}
.al-search button{border:0;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--al-gold2),var(--al-gold));color:#171717;font-size:17px;font-weight:900}
.al-head-nav{min-height:54px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.al-nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.al-nav a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:10px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:#eee7dc;transition:.2s}
.al-nav a:hover{background:#171d20;color:var(--al-gold2)}
.al-nav li:nth-child(1) a:before{content:"⚖"}.al-nav li:nth-child(2) a:before{content:"♡"}.al-nav li:nth-child(3) a:before{content:"🏛"}.al-nav li:nth-child(4) a:before{content:"▣"}.al-nav li:nth-child(5) a:before{content:"▤"}
.al-nav a:before{color:var(--al-gold);font-size:14px}

/* HERO */
.al-hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#0b0e10}
.al-hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0}.al-hero-bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.al-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,13,15,.98) 0 43%,rgba(10,13,15,.58) 62%,rgba(10,13,15,.16) 100%)}
.al-hero-grid{position:relative;z-index:2;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.08fr .92fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;min-height:690px;padding:70px 0}
.al-kicker{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--al-gold2)}
.al-hero h1{max-width:800px;font:700 clamp(4.3rem,6vw,6.9rem)/.9 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:17px 0;color:#fff}
.al-hero h1 span{color:var(--al-gold2)}
.al-hero p{max-width:700px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.62;color:#d4d1c8}
.al-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:25px}.al-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:52px;padding:0 24px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:900}.al-btn.primary{background:var(--al-gold2);color:#191919}.al-btn.secondary{background:#151a1d;border:1px solid #524c3d;color:#fff}
.al-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);margin-top:28px;border:1px solid #34302a;border-radius:15px;overflow:hidden;background:rgba(19,22,24,.85)}
.al-stat{padding:15px 17px;border-right:1px solid #34302a}.al-stat:last-child{border-right:0}.al-stat b{display:block;font-size:19px;color:#fff}.al-stat small{font-size:9px;color:#a8a59d}

/* MAIN LIGHT EDITORIAL CANVAS */
.al-light{background:var(--al-paper);color:var(--al-ink)}
.al-section{padding:48px 0}
.al-section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;align-items:flex-end;margin-bottom:18px}
.al-section-head h2{font:700 2rem/1 Georgia,serif;margin:0;color:var(--al-ink)}
.al-section-head p{max-width:470px;margin:0;text-align:right;color:#6c6860;font-size:11px;line-height:1.5}

/* CATEGORIES */
.al-cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}
.al-cat{position:relative;height:180px;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #ded6c7;background:#ece6da;box-shadow:0 9px 24px rgba(46,38,25,.08);transition:.2s}
.al-cat:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 35px rgba(46,38,25,.13)}
.al-cat img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.al-cat:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(20,16,11,.02) 25%,rgba(20,16,11,.72) 100%)}
.al-cat-copy{position:absolute;left:13px;right:13px;bottom:12px;z-index:2;color:#fff}.al-cat-copy small{font-size:8px;color:#f1c86c;font-weight:900}.al-cat-copy strong{display:block;margin-top:4px;font:700 14px/1.12 Georgia,serif}.al-cat-copy b{display:block;margin-top:5px;font-size:9px;color:#f3ead8}

/* FEATURE / TRENDING */
.al-main-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.32fr .68fr;gap:24px;align-items:start}
.al-feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;background:#111518;color:#fff;border-radius:15px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--al-shadow)}
.al-feature-img{min-height:400px}.al-feature-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.al-feature-copy{padding:28px}.al-tag{display:inline-block;padding:7px 11px;border-radius:999px;background:#2a2418;color:#f1c86f;font-size:9px;font-weight:900}
.al-feature h3{font:700 2rem/1.05 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0}.al-meta{font-size:10px;color:#9da4a8}.al-feature p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.58;color:#c7cdd0}
.al-trending{background:#111518;color:#fff;border:1px solid #282e31;border-radius:15px;padding:18px}.al-trending h3{font:700 1.2rem Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 12px}.al-trend-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:28px 72px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #242a2d}.al-trend-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}.al-trend-num{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:var(--al-gold);color:#111;font-weight:900;font-size:10px}.al-trend-item img{width:72px;height:52px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px}.al-trend-item h4{margin:0;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25}

/* LATEST */
.al-latest-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:14px}.al-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfd8cc;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(46,38,25,.05)}.al-card img{width:100%;height:165px;object-fit:cover}.al-card-copy{padding:13px}.al-card h3{font:700 1rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;margin:7px 0}.al-card p{font-size:10px;line-height:1.45;color:#6a675f}

/* SINGLE */
.al-post-hero{padding:44px 0 26px;background:#fff;color:#111;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ded4}.al-post-hero h1{max-width:1120px;font:700 clamp(2.9rem,4.8vw,5rem)/.97 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0;letter-spacing:-.03em}.al-post-meta{font-size:11px;color:#777}
.al-post-wrap{width:min(1100px,calc(100% - 34px));margin:auto;padding:40px 0 62px}
.al-article{background:#fff;color:#222;border:1px solid #e1dbcf;border-radius:18px;padding:40px;box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(35,29,20,.08);overflow:hidden}
.al-featured img{width:100%;max-height:560px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:12px;margin-bottom:26px}
.al-entry{font:16px/1.8 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#2b2b2b}.al-entry h2,.al-entry h3{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212}.al-entry img{border-radius:10px;margin:20px auto}.al-entry a{color:#176b91;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.al-entry a.al-external,.al-entry a[target="_blank"]{color:var(--al-ext)!important}.al-entry p,.al-entry li,.al-entry a,.al-entry span,.al-entry strong{overflow-wrap:anywhere;white-space:normal}
.al-context{margin:28px 0;padding:17px 18px;border-radius:12px;background:#fff7e8;border-left:4px solid var(--al-gold);box-shadow:0 6px 16px rgba(60,47,24,.06)}.al-context small{display:block;color:#a86d13;font-size:9px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:7px}.al-context a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;color:#181818!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-weight:800}
.al-disclaimer{margin-top:26px;padding:16px;border:1px solid #e3dac8;border-radius:12px;background:#fbf7ef;color:#716b61;font-size:11px}
.al-related{margin-top:34px}.al-related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:14px}.al-related-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e1dbcf;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden}.al-related-card img{width:100%;height:150px;object-fit:cover}.al-related-card div{padding:11px}.al-related-card h3{margin:0;font:700 .95rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;color:#111}

/* CATEGORY ARCHIVE */
.al-cat-hero{background:#111518;color:#fff;padding:52px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #272d31}.al-cat-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:36px;align-items:center}.al-cat-hero h1{font:700 clamp(3.5rem,5.2vw,5.8rem)/.94 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0}.al-cat-hero p{color:#b7bec2;line-height:1.6}.al-cat-hero-img{justify-self:end;width:min(620px,100%);height:340px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #3a3e40}.al-cat-hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.al-category-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.al-category-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ded7ca;border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden}.al-category-card-img{height:230px;display:block}.al-category-card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.al-category-card-copy{padding:17px}.al-category-card h3{font:700 1.17rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;margin:9px 0}.al-category-card p{font-size:12px;color:#6f6a61}.al-read{color:#9b6512!important;font-size:11px;font-weight:900}

/* UNIQUE FOOTER - legal command center */
.al-footer{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0b0e10,#080a0c 64%,#050607);color:#eae5d9;border-top:1px solid #2d2c28}
.al-footer:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0 0;height:210px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(230,180,83,.025))}
.al-footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.55fr 1fr 1.1fr 1.1fr 1.2fr;gap:30px;padding:44px 0 30px;position:relative;z-index:2}
.al-footer-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:14px}.al-footer-brand .al-logo-mark{width:52px;height:52px}.al-footer-brand strong{font:700 1.5rem Georgia,serif;color:#fff}
.al-footer p{font-size:10px;line-height:1.58;color:#9da4a6}.al-footer h3{font-size:.9rem;margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff}.al-footer-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px}.al-footer-col a{font-size:10px;color:#c6c0b4}
.al-footer-centerpiece{position:relative;border-left:1px solid #2d2e2b;padding-left:22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}.al-footer-centerpiece:before{content:"⚖";font-size:54px;color:var(--al-gold);opacity:.9;line-height:1}.al-footer-centerpiece strong{margin-top:8px;font:italic 700 1.45rem/1.05 Georgia,serif;color:#f1d493}.al-footer-centerpiece small{margin-top:8px;color:#8e9699;font-size:9px;line-height:1.45}
.al-footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #262a2c;padding:15px 0 21px;font-size:9px;color:#7f898d;position:relative;z-index:2}

@media(max-width:1280px){.al-cat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.al-latest-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.al-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:920px){.admin-bar .al-header{top:46px}.al-head-top{padding:12px 0;min-height:auto}.al-search{max-width:280px}.al-nav ul{justify-content:flex-start;overflow-x:auto;flex-wrap:nowrap}.al-hero-grid,.al-main-grid,.al-cat-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.al-hero-grid{min-height:auto;padding:52px 0}.al-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.al-cat-grid,.al-category-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.al-feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.al-latest-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.al-related-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.al-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.al-footer-centerpiece{border-left:0;padding-left:0}}
@media(max-width:620px){.al-wrap{width:min(100% - 24px,1600px)}.al-head-top{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}.al-search{max-width:none}.al-logo-text strong{font-size:22px}.al-hero h1{font-size:3.25rem}.al-stats,.al-cat-grid,.al-category-grid,.al-latest-grid,.al-related-grid,.al-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.al-article{padding:20px 15px}}