.blog-area {
    position: relative;
    padding: 160px 0 150px; /* move spacing here */
    top: 0;
}
.blog-head p {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 17px;
    
}

.blog-head h1 {
    font-size: 40px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .main-blog-cont h1 {
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
    min-height: 4.8rem;
    content: "›";
    font-family: sysm-ui;
  }
}
.content-area p {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    
}
.content-area h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.9rem;
    text-align: left;
    color: #2e3034;
    margin-bottom: .1rem;
    margin-top: .6rem;
    min-height: 60px;
}
.content-area a {
    color: #2e3034;
    text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 19px;
}
.content-area a:hover {
    color: #FF3636;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.red-a {
	color: #FF3636 !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.date-section {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.date-section h4 {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 400;
    
}
.blog-section {
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
    overflow: hidden;
	margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.content-area {
    padding: 15px 15px 0px;
	min-height: 170px;
}
.date-section {
    padding: 0px 15px 15px;
}
.date-section i {
    margin-right: 5px;
}
.date-section a:hover {
    color: #FF3636;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.date-section a {
    color: #2e3034;
}
.blog-section:hover img {
    -webkit-transform: scale(1.3);
    transform: scale(1.3);
}
.blog-section img {
    -webkit-transform: scale(1);
    transform: scale(1);
    -webkit-transition: .3s ease-in-out;
    transition: .3s ease-in-out;
}

.main-blog-area {
    position: relative;
    padding: 160px 0 60px;
    top: 0;
    background-color: #f7f7f7;
}
.blog-cont {
	max-width: 1250px;
}
.blog-img img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 645 / 400;
    box-shadow: 6px 35px 32px -34px #000;
}
.main-blog-cont h1 {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    line-height: 1.2;        /* ✅ LOCK LINE HEIGHT */
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    min-height: 3.2rem;      /* ✅ RESERVE SPACE */
}
.subscribe-blog {
    border: 2px solid #555;
    padding: 7px 30px;
    margin-top: 25px;
    display: inline-block;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #2e3034 !important;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.breadcrumb li {
    display: inline-block;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 14px;
}
li.breadcrumb-item a {
 
    text-decoration: none;
}
.pt-4.new-breadcrumb-blog li:before {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-right: .5rem;
    padding-left: .5rem;
    color: #6c757d;
    content: "/";
}
.single-blog-info a {
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: #555;
    margin-right: 20px;
    margin-left: 2px;
}
.single-blog-info a i {
    margin-right: 5px;
    color: #ea4335;
    font-size: .9rem;
}
.single-blog-info a:hover {
    text-decoration:none;
}
.blog-breadcrumb ul {
    padding: 0;
}
.blog-breadcrumb ul li {
    float: left;
    list-style: none;
    font-size: 1rem;
}
.blog-breadcrumb ul li a {
    color: #999;
    font-size: 1rem;
}
.blog-breadcrumb ul li a:hover {
    text-decoration:none;
}
.blog-breadcrumb ul li:after {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-right: .4rem;
    padding-left: .4rem;
    color: #6c757d;
    content: "/";
}
.main-block-area {
    position: relative;
    padding: 60px 0 60px;
}
.blog-container {
    padding: 40px 15px;
}
.main-block-content p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    text-align: left;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 992px) { 
.blog-container {
    max-width: 930px;
}
}
blockquote {
    margin-top: 20px
}

.main-block-content ul li {
    list-style: none;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 30px;
    margin-top: 5px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.main-block-content ul li:after {
    content: "›";
    font-family: sysm-ui;
    display: inline-flex;
    width: 21px;
    height: 21px;

    position: absolute;
    left: 2px;
    top: 3px;

    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;

    font-size: 18px;
    color: #666;

    background-color: #fdfbfb;
    border: 1px solid #dedede;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.blog-section-img {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 400px; 
}

.blog-section-banner {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 200px; 
}


.blog-img-icon {
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 59px;
    border: 3px solid #da0c0c;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
.try-demo-blog h4 {
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #ff3636;
}
.try-demo-blog {
    background-color: #ececec;
    padding: 10px 10px;
    border-left: 5px solid #ea4335;
	width: 60%;
}
.try-blog-btn {
    margin-top: 33px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    text-align: center;
}
.try-blog-btn a {
   
    
    color: #ffffff !important;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #FF2500 0%, #FF7100 51%, #FF2500 100%);
    padding: 10px 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
	margin-right: 20px;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) { 
.try-demo-blog {
width: 100%;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { 
.try-demo-blog {
width: 100%;
}
.try-blog-btn a {
    
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 9px;
    text-align: center !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #FF2500 0%, #FF7100 51%, #FF2500 100%);
}
}
.demo-btn-page h4 {
    text-align: left;
    color: #f31818;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    
}

.author_bio_section{
background-color: #F5F5F5;
padding: 15px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
  
.author_name{
font-size:16px;
font-weight: bold;
}
  
.author_details img {
border: 1px solid #D8D8D8;
border-radius: 50%;
float: left;
margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
width: 80px;
 height: 80px;
}

/* =========================================
   NEW: Author & LinkedIn Layout
   ========================================= */
.custom-author-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.author-meta-box {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-right: 20px;
}

.author-profile-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    color: #333 !important;
}

.author-profile-link:hover .author-name-text {
    color: #ff3636;
}

/* THE FIX: Unbreakable wrapper for the avatar */
.author-img-wrapper {
    width: 40px !important;
    height: 40px !important;
    min-width: 40px !important; /* Prevents flexbox squishing */
    min-height: 40px !important;
    flex-shrink: 0 !important; /* Forces box to stay 40x40 */
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    overflow: hidden !important; /* Masks the image into a circle */
    border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
    margin-right: 10px;
    display: block;
}

/* Forces the WordPress image to fill the wrapper perfectly */
.author-img-wrapper img {
    width: 40px !important;
    height: 40px !important;
    min-width: 40px !important;
    min-height: 40px !important;
    max-width: 40px !important;
    max-height: 40px !important;
    object-fit: cover !important; /* Crops to a perfect square/circle */
    display: block !important;    /* Kills the inline-block spacing issue */
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
}

.author-name-text {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    margin-right: 12px;
}

/* LinkedIn Button */
a.author-linkedin-btn {
    background-color: #0077b5 !important;
    width: 28px !important;
    height: 28px !important;
    min-width: 28px !important;
    flex-shrink: 0 !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    margin-right: 0 !important;
}

a.author-linkedin-btn:hover {
    background-color: #005582 !important;
}

a.author-linkedin-btn i {
    color: #fff !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    font-size: 14px !important;
}

.custom-author-row .main-blog-date {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 0 !important;
}