.zolar-blog-section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 80px 0 100px;
    background-color: #fafafa;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    
    /* Break out of Elementor container */
    width: 100vw;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;
}

/* Simulate wavy background pattern with radial gradients */
.zolar-blog-bg-pattern {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    opacity: 0.05;
    background-image: repeating-radial-gradient( circle at 0 0, transparent 0, #000 20px, transparent 21px );
    background-size: 150px 150px;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.zolar-blog-section .zolar-blog-container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
}

.zolar-blog-header {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.zolar-blog-eyebrow {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    display: inline-block;
    color: var(--zolar-text, #161616);
}

.zolar-blog-title {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--zolar-text, #161616);
}

.zolar-blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
}

.zolar-blog-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.zolar-blog-thumbnail-wrap {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    background-color: #e2e8f0; /* Fallback color */
    min-height: 250px;
}

.zolar-blog-thumbnail-wrap a {
    display: block;
}

.zolar-blog-thumbnail {
    width: 100%;
    height: 250px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    filter: grayscale(0%);
    will-change: transform, filter;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), filter 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.zolar-blog-card:hover .zolar-blog-thumbnail {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    filter: grayscale(100%);
}

.zolar-blog-date {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    background-color: var(--zolar-accent, #c8e86b);
    color: var(--zolar-text, #161616);
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-top-right-radius: 12px;
}

.zolar-blog-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
}

.zolar-blog-item-title {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 15px;
}

.zolar-blog-item-title a {
    color: var(--zolar-text, #161616);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.zolar-blog-card:hover .zolar-blog-item-title a,
.zolar-blog-item-title a:hover {
    color: #7da510; /* Darker green for visibility */
}

.zolar-blog-excerpt {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    color: #666666;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    flex: 1;
}

.zolar-blog-readmore {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--zolar-text, #161616);
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
    align-self: flex-start;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.zolar-blog-readmore::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: var(--zolar-primary, #08151d);
}

/* Blog Page Styles */
.zolar-page-blog {
    padding: 80px 0 100px; 
    background-color: #fafafa;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    
    /* Break out of Elementor container */
    width: 100vw;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;
    position: relative;
}

.zolar-blog-page-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.zolar-page-blog .zolar-blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
}

.zolar-blog-load-more-wrap {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 60px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 50px;
}



.zolar-spinner {
    border: 4px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border-left-color: var(--zolar-accent, #c8e86b);
    animation: zolar-spin 1s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes zolar-spin {
    0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .zolar-page-blog .zolar-blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .zolar-page-blog .zolar-blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

.zolar-blog-card:hover .zolar-blog-readmore,
.zolar-blog-readmore:hover {
    color: #7da510; /* Darker green for visibility */
}

.zolar-blog-card:hover .zolar-blog-readmore::after,
.zolar-blog-readmore:hover::after {
    background-color: #7da510; /* Darker green for visibility */
    width: 60%;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .zolar-blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .zolar-blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .zolar-blog-title {
        font-size: 36px;
    }
}