/*
Theme Name: Avenue News
Theme URI: https://example.com/avenue-news
Author: buddy for Hamza
Description: Lightweight custom-coded news theme with a ProPakistani-style layout (original code). Sticky header, hero grid, category sections, dark tech block, article + sidebar layout. Mobile-first, fast, Discover-ready.
Version: 2.0.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
Text Domain: avenue-news
*/

/* ============ TOKENS / RESET ============ */
:root{
  --teal:#1ba098; --teal-dark:#14807a; --red:#d93a3a; --green:#2e9e5b;
  --blue:#2b7cd3; --purple:#8e44ad; --black:#0f0f0f; --navy:#101e38;
  --text:#1a1a1a; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e8e8e8; --bg:#ffffff; --soft:#f6f7f8;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--text);background:var(--bg)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.3}
.container{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 15px}
.timestamp{color:var(--teal);font-size:12px;font-weight:600}

/* ============ TOP UTILITY BAR ============ */
.topbar{background:#fafafa;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:11px}
.topbar .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:32px}
.topbar a{color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.4px;margin-right:16px;font-weight:600}
.topbar a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.topbar .today{color:var(--muted)}

/* ============ STICKY HEADER ============ */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:#fff;border-bottom:2px solid var(--teal);box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
.site-header .container{display:flex;align-items:center;height:64px;gap:24px}
.logo{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:20px;padding:8px 14px;letter-spacing:.5px;white-space:nowrap}
.logo:hover{color:#fff}
.main-nav{flex:1}
.main-nav ul{display:flex;list-style:none;gap:2px;align-items:center}
.main-nav a{display:block;padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);position:relative}
.main-nav a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.nav-badge{position:absolute;top:-2px;right:2px;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;padding:1px 5px;border-radius:3px;text-transform:uppercase}
.search-toggle{background:none;border:none;font-size:18px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--text)}
.search-toggle:hover{color:var(--teal)}

/* ============ HERO GRID ============ */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr 1fr 1fr;grid-template-rows:repeat(2,210px);gap:8px;margin:16px 0 8px}
.hero-card{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#000;display:block}
.hero-card.large{grid-row:span 2}
.hero-card img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}
.hero-card:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.hero-card .shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(0,0,0,.85) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.25) 55%,transparent 100%)}
.hero-card h2,.hero-card h3{position:absolute;left:14px;right:14px;bottom:12px;color:#fff;font-weight:800}
.hero-card.large h2{font-size:26px}
.hero-card h3{font-size:16px}

/* ============ SECTION HEADERS ============ */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin:34px 0 16px;border-left:5px solid var(--teal);padding-left:12px}
.sec-head h2{font-size:22px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.3px}
.sec-head .read-more{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--teal);text-transform:uppercase}
.sec-head.red{border-color:var(--red)} .sec-head.green{border-color:var(--green)}
.sec-head.blue{border-color:var(--blue)} .sec-head.purple{border-color:var(--purple)}
.sec-head.teal{border-color:var(--teal)}

/* ============ CARD GRIDS ============ */
.card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px}
.card{background:#fff}
.card img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.card h3{font-size:15px;font-weight:700;margin:8px 0 2px}
.card .timestamp{display:block;margin-top:6px}
.show-more{display:block;width:220px;margin:22px auto 0;background:var(--teal);color:#fff;text-align:center;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px;padding:12px;border-radius:4px}
.show-more:hover{background:var(--teal-dark);color:#fff}

/* horizontal mini cards */
.h-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
.h-card{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}
.h-card img{width:130px;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0}
.h-card h4{font-size:14px;font-weight:700}
.h-card .timestamp{font-size:11px}

/* ============ DARK TECH SECTION ============ */
.dark-section{background:var(--black);color:#fff;padding:34px 0;margin-top:34px}
.dark-section .sec-head h2{color:#fff}
.dark-section .sec-head{border-color:var(--teal)}
.dark-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1.6fr;gap:24px}
.dark-layout .lead img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.dark-layout .lead h3{color:#fff;font-size:20px;margin-top:10px}
.dark-section .h-card h4 a{color:#e8e8e8}
.dark-section .h-card h4 a:hover{color:var(--teal)}

/* ============ 3-COLUMN TRIO ============ */
.trio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.trio .lead img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.trio .lead h3{font-size:17px;margin:8px 0 10px}
.mini-list{list-style:none}
.mini-list li{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:14px;font-weight:600}
.mini-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.mini-list .timestamp{display:block;font-size:11px;margin-top:2px}

/* ============ SINGLE ARTICLE ============ */
.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 300px;gap:32px;margin:22px 0 40px}
.article h1{font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);margin:6px 0 12px}
.byline{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;padding:10px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:16px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.byline .author{font-weight:700;color:var(--text)}
.share-icons{display:flex;gap:8px}
.share-icons a{width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--soft);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:var(--muted)}
.share-icons a:hover{background:var(--teal);color:#fff}
.article .featured{margin:0 0 18px}
.article .featured img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover}
.article .entry p{margin:0 0 16px;font-size:17px}
.article .entry h2,.article .entry h3{margin:24px 0 12px;color:var(--navy)}
.key-points{background:var(--soft);border-left:4px solid var(--teal);padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 20px}
.key-points h4{text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.5px;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--teal)}
.key-points ul{margin-left:18px}
.key-points li{margin-bottom:6px;font-size:15px}
.also-read{background:#f0faf9;border:1px solid #d3efec;padding:12px 16px;margin:22px 0;font-size:15px}
.also-read strong{color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.5px;margin-right:8px}
.also-read a{color:var(--teal);font-weight:700}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:14px;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px;margin:26px 0;background:#fff}
.author-box img{width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:50%}
.author-box h4{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:4px}
.author-box p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}

/* sidebar widgets */
.widget{margin-bottom:28px}
.widget-title{background:var(--black);color:#fff;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;padding:10px 14px;margin-bottom:0}
.widget ul{list-style:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:none}
.widget li{display:flex;gap:10px;padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);align-items:flex-start}
.widget li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.widget li img{width:84px;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0}
.widget li h5{font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.widget.trending .widget-title{background:var(--red)}

/* ============ ARCHIVE ============ */
.archive-head{margin:24px 0 6px;border-left:5px solid var(--teal);padding-left:12px}
.archive-head h1{font-size:26px;text-transform:uppercase}

/* ============ FOOTER ============ */
.footer-top{background:#f7f7f7;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:36px 0;margin-top:40px}
.footer-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:28px}
.footer-about p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:10px 0 14px}
.newsletter{display:flex;gap:0;margin:10px 0}
.newsletter input{flex:1;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:9px 12px;font-size:14px}
.newsletter button{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;border:none;padding:0 18px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px}
.social-row{display:flex;gap:10px;margin-top:10px}
.social-row a{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:#e5e7eb;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;color:var(--muted)}
.social-row a:hover{background:var(--teal);color:#fff}
.footer-cols h4{font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px}
.footer-cols ul{list-style:none}
.footer-cols li{margin-bottom:8px}
.footer-cols li a{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.footer-cols li a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.copyright{text-align:center;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);padding:16px 0 4px}
.footer-bar{background:var(--black);padding:12px 0;margin-top:14px}
.footer-bar .container{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 18px;justify-content:center}
.footer-bar a{color:#cfd3d8;font-size:12px}
.footer-bar a:hover{color:var(--teal)}

/* ============ RESPONSIVE ============ */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;grid-template-rows:220px 160px 160px}
  .hero-card.large{grid-column:span 2;grid-row:span 1}
  .hero-card.large h2{font-size:20px}
  .card-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .dark-layout,.trio{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sidebar{margin-top:10px}
  .footer-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .main-nav{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .card-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .h-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .article h1{font-size:24px}
}
