/*
Theme Name: SkillTrust
Author: SkillTrust
Author URI: https://skilltrust.com/author/
Description: In 2026, our default theme lets you create a responsive magazine website with a sleek, modern design. Feature your favorite homepage content in either a grid or a slider. Creating a magazine website with WordPress has never been easier.
Version: 1.1
Theme URI: https://skilltrust.com/theme/
Tags: blue, two-columns, right-sidebar, featured-images, post-formats, theme-options, accessibility-ready
*/

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.5rem;
  color: #000;
  background-color: #e8f0fa;
}
h2, h3, h4, h5, h6{
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
img {
  max-width: 100%;
  vertical-align: middle
}
a {
  color: #004BA8;
  transition: all .2s linear;
  text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
  color: #005aca;
  transition: all .2s linear;
  text-decoration: none;
}
b, strong {
  font-weight: bold!important;
}
ol, ul{
  padding-left: 1rem;
}
.wp-block-button a{
  margin: 5px;
}
a.wp-block-button__link{
 margin: 5px; 
 color: #fff !important;
}
blockquote {
  padding: 20px 20px;
  margin: 20px;
  margin-left: 0px;
  border: 5px solid #eee;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
}
blockquote .blue {
  background-color: #1e4679;
  color: #fff;
}
.img-responsive {
  display: inline !important;
}
.bg-darkseagreen {
  background-color: darkseagreen;
}
.bg-darkslategray {
  background-color: #005aca;
}
.bg-dark-new{
  background-color: #dc3545;
}
.bg-parallx {
  background-color: #005aca;
  color: #fff;
}
.text-grey {
	color: #6c757d;
}
/*=========basic=========================*/
.alignnone {
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
	height: auto;
}
.aligncenter, div.aligncenter {
  display: block;
  margin: 5px auto 5px auto;
	height: auto;
}
.alignright {
  float: right;
  margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
	height: auto;
}
.alignleft {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}
a img.alignright {
  float: right;
  margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
}
a img.alignnone {
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}
a img.alignleft {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}
a img.aligncenter {
  display: block;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.postform {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: calc(1.5em + .75rem + 2px);
  padding: .375rem .75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #495057;
  background-color: #fff;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  border: 1px solid #ced4da;
  border-radius: .25rem;
  transition: border-color .15s ease-in-out, box-shadow .15s ease-in-out;
}
.wp-caption {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
  max-width: 96%; /* Image does not overflow the content area */
  padding: 5px 3px 10px;
  text-align: center;
}
.wp-caption.alignnone {
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}
.wp-caption.alignleft {
  margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}
.wp-caption.alignright {
  margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
}
.wp-caption img {
  border: 0 none;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 98.5%;
  padding: 0;
  width: auto;
}
.wp-caption p.wp-caption-text {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 17px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 4px 5px;
}
.screen-reader-text {
  border: 0;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px;
  word-wrap: normal !important; /* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
}
.screen-reader-text:focus {
  background-color: #eee;
  clip: auto !important;
  clip-path: none;
  color: #444;
  display: block;
  font-size: 1em;
  height: auto;
  left: 5px;
  line-height: normal;
  padding: 15px 23px 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  top: 5px;
  width: auto;
  z-index: 100000;
}
/*==================================*/
.wp-post-image, .wp-block-image img {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}
.bypostauthor {
  display: block;
}
.gallery-caption {
  display: block;
}
.screen-reader-text {
  border: 0;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  -webkit-clip-path: inset(50%);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px;
  word-wrap: normal !important;
  word-break: normal;
}
.post_format-post-format-quote {
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 40px;
  font-style: italic;
}
.page-item.active .page-link {
  background-color: #005aca;
  border-color: #005aca;
}
.embed-container {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: 56.25%;
  position: relative;
}
.embed-container iframe {
  border: 0;
  height: 100% !important;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 100% !important;
}
/*start*/
@media(min-width:992px){
  .navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link{
    padding: 0rem 1rem;
    }
}
.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link{
  text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000;
}
.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
  color: #005aca;
}

/*
.navbar-expand-lg .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  padding-right: 1rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
}*/

.header-product {
  background-color: #fff;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
}
.btn-green {
  background-color: #28a745;
  border: 2px solid #28a745;
  color: #fff !important;
  border-radius: 20px;
}
.btn-green:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
  border: 2px solid #28a745;
  color: #28a745 !important;
  border-radius: 20px;
}
.card_15 {
background: #fff;
margin: 15px auto;
border-radius: 15px;
box-shadow: 0 .5rem 1rem rgba(0, 90, 202, .2) !important;
}
.img-hover {
background: #fff;
margin: 15px auto;
align-items: center;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: 15px;
box-shadow: 0 .5rem 1rem rgba(0, 90, 202, .2) !important;
padding: 5px;
}
.img-hover .img-thumb {
	border-radius: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.img-hover:hover .img-thumb {
  bottom: -36px;
  opacity: 1;
}
.img-hover .ani-zoom {
  -webkit-transform: rotate(0) scale(1)s;
  transform: rotate(0) scale(1);
  -webkit-transition: .3s ease-in-out;
  transition: .3s ease-in-out;
}
.img-hover:hover .ani-zoom {
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.2);
  transform: scale(1.2);
}


.footer {
  background-color: #000;
}
.footer a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7) !important;
}
.footer a:hover {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;
}

.author_img{
float: left;
width:85px;
height:85px;
margin-right:15px;
border-radius: 15px;
}

.cat .cat_link{
color: #fff !important;
text-align: center;
padding: 5px 15px;
background: #1157AC;
border-radius: 5px;
margin-right: 8px;
text-transform: capitalize;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 500;
}

.widget_categories ul {
list-style: none;
padding-left: 20px!important;
}
.widget_categories ul li {
position: relative;
text-align: left;
padding-bottom: .2rem;
}
.widget_categories ul li::before {
position: absolute;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
content: "";
background: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 50 50"><path fill="rgb(200,200,200)" d="M18.356,7.059L32.471,20.945h0L36,24.415,18.645,42.058l-3.529-3.471L29,24.473,14.885,10.588Z"></path></svg>') no-repeat;
background-size: auto;
background-size: 14px 14px;
top: 5px;
margin-left: -20px;
}

.alert-banner{
  color: #1157ac;
  bg: #e5eef9;
  border-color: #1157ac;
}


/*author section*/
@media(max-width: 1199px){
.author_section{
  overflow-x: scroll!important;
  padding-bottom: 1rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 1rem !important;
}
}
.author_section {
    display: flex;
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    align-items: center;
}

.author_section .author {
    margin-right: 1rem;
    display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     white-space: nowrap;
}
.author_section .author img{
  max-width: fit-content!important;
  border: 1px solid #e9e9e9;
}
.author_profile {
    display: block;
    margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.author_profile .author_meta, .author_profile .author_name {
    display: block;
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 14px;
}
.author_profile .author_name{
    color: #373737 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.author_profile .author_meta{
    color: #818181 !important;
}
/*end author section*/
button.gotoTop{
position:fixed;
z-index:1100;
right:10px;
bottom:10px;
width:50px;
height: 50px;
color:#fff;
background-color:#005aca;
border: 2px solid #1157AC;
padding:2px 10px 5px;
display:none;
margin: 10px;
transition: all .4s 0s ease-in-out;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 24px;
}
button.gotoTop:hover{
text-decoration:none;
background-color:#06c;
transform: scale(1.05);
}

/*26 February - Added new CSS*/
.step-list {
    list-style: none;
    counter-reset: step-counter;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.step-list li {
    counter-increment: step-counter;
    position: relative;
    /* Increase left padding to ensure text doesn't hit the circle */
    padding-left: 45px; 
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    /* Allows text to wrap naturally while respecting the padding */
    display: block; 
}

.step-list li::before {
    content: counter(step-counter);
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    /* Aligns circle with the first line of text rather than the middle of the whole block */
    top: 0; 
    
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    background-color: #0d6efd;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.step-list strong {
    /* Keeps phrases like "Google Chrome" together */
    white-space: nowrap;
    /* Extra precaution for very long bold strings */
    display: inline-block;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    vertical-align: bottom;
} 
.list-check li::before, 
.list-cross li::before {
    font-family: "bootstrap-icons";
    margin-right: 0.75rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 1.25rem;
    height: 1.25rem;
    font-size: 1rem; /* Size of the tick/cross inside */
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #fff; /* White icon color */
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 0.2rem; /* Aligns icon with text baseline */
}
/* Custom alignment for the numbered list */
.custom-step-list {
    counter-reset: custom-counter;
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.custom-step-list .list-group-item {
    counter-increment: custom-counter;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 2.5rem !important; /* Matches the indentation of your blue circles */
    border-left: none;
    border-right: none;
}

.custom-step-list .list-group-item::before {
    content: counter(custom-counter) ". ";
    position: absolute;
    left: 1rem; /* Adjust this to match the exact horizontal start of the blue circles */
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #666; /* Standard grey for step numbers */
}

/* Fix for the text wrapping issue from before */
.custom-step-list strong {
    white-space: nowrap;
}
/* Green background with check */
.list-check li::before {
    content: "\F26E"; /* Unicode for bi-check */
    background-color: #198754; /* Success Green */
}

/* Red background with cross */
.list-cross li::before {
    content: "\F62A"; /* Unicode for bi-x */
    background-color: #dc3545; /* Danger Red */
}

/* Ensure the text stays aligned */
.list-check li, .list-cross li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.footer-link-hover:hover {
    color: var(--bs-primary) !important; 
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}
.footer-icons .text-secondary {
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.footer-icons .text-secondary:hover {
    color: #007bff !important;
}