/*
Theme Name: PreExamHelp
Theme URI: https://preexamhelp.in/
Author: PreExamHelp
Author URI: https://preexamhelp.in/
Description: Custom-built theme for PreExamHelp — a Sarkari exam updates portal. Fast, mobile-friendly, SEO-ready and AdSense-ready with dedicated ad slots.
Version: 1.0.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: preexamhelp
*/

:root{
  --navy:#14305c;
  --navy-dark:#0e2347;
  --saffron:#f5821f;
  --saffron-dark:#d96f0e;
  --ink:#1d2433;
  --muted:#5b6474;
  --line:#e3e8f0;
  --bg:#f4f6fa;
  --card:#ffffff;
  --green:#1e7e34;
  --radius:10px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  font-family:"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif;
  color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.65;font-size:16px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--saffron-dark)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.3;color:var(--navy-dark)}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}

/* ---------- Top bar ---------- */
.topbar{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#dbe4f3;font-size:13px}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px}
.topbar a{color:#dbe4f3;margin-left:14px}
.topbar a:hover{color:#fff}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-header{background:#fff;border-bottom:3px solid var(--saffron)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:14px 0}
.site-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.site-brand img.custom-logo{max-height:58px;width:auto}
.site-title{font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy-dark);letter-spacing:.2px}
.site-title a{color:var(--navy-dark)}
.site-tagline{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.header-search{flex:0 1 320px}
.header-search form{display:flex}
.header-search input[type="search"]{flex:1;padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px 0 0 6px;font-size:14px}
.header-search button{padding:9px 16px;background:var(--saffron);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600}
.header-search button:hover{background:var(--saffron-dark)}

/* ---------- Nav ---------- */
.main-nav{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
.main-nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}
.main-nav li{position:relative}
.main-nav a{display:block;color:#fff;padding:12px 11px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
.main-nav a:hover,.main-nav .current-menu-item>a{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:var(--saffron);color:#fff;border:0;padding:10px 16px;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;width:100%;text-align:left}

/* ---------- Ticker ---------- */
.ticker{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);margin:18px 0;display:flex;overflow:hidden}
.ticker-label{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:10px 16px;white-space:nowrap;z-index:2}
.ticker-list{flex:1;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center}
.ticker-track{display:inline-flex;white-space:nowrap;will-change:transform;animation:pe-ticker 30s linear infinite}
.ticker-track a{margin-right:28px;font-size:14px}
.ticker:hover .ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes pe-ticker{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker-track{animation:none}}

/* ---------- Layout ---------- */
.content-area{display:flex;gap:24px;margin:6px 0 30px;align-items:flex-start}
.primary{flex:1;min-width:0}
.sidebar{flex:0 0 300px}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:20px;margin-bottom:22px}

/* ---------- Category boxes (front page) ---------- */
.cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px;margin-bottom:26px}
.cat-box{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
.cat-box h3{font-size:17px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:10px 14px;margin:0}
.cat-box h3 a{color:#fff}
.cat-box ul{list-style:none;padding:6px 0}
.cat-box li{border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line);font-size:14px}
.cat-box li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.cat-box li a{display:block;padding:8px 14px}
.cat-box li a:hover{background:#fff7ef}
.cat-box .view-all{display:block;text-align:center;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--saffron-dark);padding:8px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.section-title{font-size:21px;margin:4px 0 14px;padding-left:10px;border-left:4px solid var(--saffron)}

/* ---------- Post lists ---------- */
.post-item{padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.post-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.post-item h2{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:6px}
.post-meta{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
.post-meta span{margin-right:12px}
.post-excerpt{font-size:15px;color:#333}
.read-more{display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;font-weight:700;color:var(--saffron-dark);font-size:14px}

/* ---------- Single post ---------- */
.single-title{font-size:28px;margin-bottom:8px}
.post-thumbnail{margin:0 0 20px;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
.post-thumbnail img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.entry-content{font-size:16.5px}
.entry-content p{margin:0 0 16px}
.entry-content h2{font-size:22px;margin:26px 0 12px;padding-bottom:6px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--saffron)}
.entry-content h3{font-size:19px;margin:22px 0 10px}
.entry-content ul,.entry-content ol{margin:0 0 16px 22px}
.entry-content li{margin-bottom:6px}
.entry-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 18px;font-size:15px}
.entry-content th{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:9px 10px;text-align:left}
.entry-content td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 10px}
.entry-content tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f8fafd}
.breadcrumbs{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:12px}
.breadcrumbs a{color:var(--navy)}
.post-tags{margin-top:18px;font-size:14px}
.post-tags a{background:#eef2f8;border-radius:20px;padding:4px 12px;margin:0 6px 6px 0;display:inline-block;font-size:13px}
.post-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px;font-size:14px}
.related-posts h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:10px}
.related-posts ul{list-style:none}
.related-posts li{padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line);font-size:15px}

/* ---------- Sidebar widgets ---------- */
.widget{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);margin-bottom:20px;overflow:hidden}
.widget-title{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-size:15px;padding:10px 14px;margin:0}
/* Gutenberg block widgets render their own headings — give them the same navy bar */
.widget h2.wp-block-heading{
  background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;
  padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 8px;
}
.widget .wp-block-search{padding:6px 14px 14px}
.widget .wp-block-search__label{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;display:block}
.widget ul{list-style:none;padding:10px 14px}
.widget li{padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line);font-size:14px}
.widget li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.ad-slot{background:#f8fafc;border:1px dashed #b9c6da;border-radius:var(--radius);text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;padding:18px 10px;margin-bottom:20px}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#c7d3e8;margin-top:10px}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:26px;padding:34px 0}
.site-footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:12px}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none}
.site-footer li{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:14px}
.site-footer a{color:#c7d3e8}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--saffron)}
.footer-about{font-size:14px}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #24406f;padding:14px 0;font-size:13px}
.footer-bottom .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}

/* ---------- Pagination / misc ---------- */
.pagination{margin:20px 0;text-align:center}
.pagination .page-numbers{display:inline-block;padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;background:#fff;margin:0 3px;font-size:14px}
.pagination .current{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.search-title{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:14px}
.nothing-found{padding:30px 0}
.aligncenter{text-align:center}
.wp-caption{max-width:100%}

/* ---------- Contact Form 7 ---------- */
.wpcf7-form p{margin-bottom:14px}
.wpcf7-form label{display:block;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:14px}
.wpcf7-form input[type="text"],.wpcf7-form input[type="email"],.wpcf7-form input[type="tel"],.wpcf7-form input[type="url"],.wpcf7-form textarea,.wpcf7-form select{width:100%;max-width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;font-size:15px;font-family:inherit;background:#fff;box-sizing:border-box}
.wpcf7-form textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.wpcf7-form input[type="submit"]{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:8px;padding:13px 36px;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}
.wpcf7-form input[type="submit"]:hover{background:var(--saffron-dark)}
.wpcf7-response-output{border-radius:8px !important}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:960px){
  .content-area{flex-direction:column}
  .sidebar{flex:1;width:100%}
  .cat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .header-search{display:none}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .menu-toggle{display:block}
  .main-nav ul{display:none;flex-direction:column}
  .main-nav.toggled ul{display:flex}
  .cat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .single-title{font-size:23px}
  .site-title{font-size:22px}
  .entry-content table{display:block;overflow-x:auto}
  .ticker-label{padding:10px 10px;font-size:13px}
}