/* Blog Page General Styles */
main {
    flex: 1 0 auto; /* Fix for sticky footer layout */
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
    color: var(--text-color); /* Default text color for the blog section */
}

.blog-header {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 4rem 1rem 2rem;
    color: var(--text-color);
}

.blog-header h1 {
    font-size: 3rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.blog-header p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--text-color-secondary);
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.blog-header-container {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.blog-main-title {
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

/* Blog Posts Grid */
.blog-posts-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(340px, 1fr));
    gap: 30px;
    justify-content: center;
}

/* Individual Post Card */
.blog-card {
    background-color: var(--card-background);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--text-color);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px var(--shadow-color);
}

.blog-card-image-link {
    display: block;
}

.blog-card-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}

.blog-card-content {
    padding: 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1; /* Allows footer to stick to the bottom */
}

.blog-card-title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.blog-card-title a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--text-color);
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card-title a:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary); /* Use theme primary color for hover */
}

.blog-card-meta {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--text-color-light);
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
}

.meta-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
}

.category-tag-display {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1;
    background: var(--color-secondary);
    color: var(--button-text-color); /* Ensure text is always light on dark background */
    border: none;
}

.blog-card-excerpt {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--text-color-light);
    flex-grow: 1; /* Pushes footer down */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog-card-footer {
    margin-top: auto; /* Pushes to the bottom */
}

.continue-reading-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-primary);
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.continue-reading-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--background-color);
}

/* Error Message */

/* Layout for the blog's category filter grid */
.blog-category-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px; /* Spacing between buttons */
    padding: 10px 0;
    margin-bottom: 20px; /* Space below the filter bar */
}

/* Custom styles for the blog category buttons to avoid conflicts */
.blog-category-btn {
    padding: 10px 24px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    background: var(--color-secondary);
    color: var(--button-text-color);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 4px var(--shadow-color);
}

.blog-category-btn:hover {
    background: var(--color-secondary-light);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px var(--shadow-color);
}

.blog-category-btn.active {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-primary), var(--color-primary-light));
    color: var(--button-text-color);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px var(--shadow-color);
    font-weight: 600;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.error-message {
    color: var(--color-alert);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 40px;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    grid-column: 1 / -1; /* Span full grid width */
}