/*
Theme Name: Meruqel Institute Starter
Theme URI: https://example.com/
Author: OpenAI for The Meruqel Institute
Description: A refined multi-page WordPress theme inspired by The Meruqel Institute mockup. Includes hero, featured book, latest articles, about, blog/archive, single post, and standard page templates. Designed for a single-book launch now, with room to grow later.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: meruqel-institute
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: blog, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, one-column, two-columns, editor-style, block-styles, wide-blocks
*/

:root {
  --mi-navy: #0b1a27;
  --mi-navy-2: #10283a;
  --mi-ink: #17202a;
  --mi-paper: #f4efe6;
  --mi-paper-2: #fffdf8;
  --mi-gold: #c6a26a;
  --mi-gold-light: #e3c996;
  --mi-muted: #6f6c66;
  --mi-line: rgba(198,162,106,.65);
  --mi-serif-display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --mi-serif-body: "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
  --mi-sans: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  --mi-max: 1180px;
  --mi-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(11,26,39,.14);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--mi-ink);
  background: var(--mi-paper-2);
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--mi-gold); }

.mi-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--mi-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute!important;
  height: 1px; width: 1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Header */
.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  z-index: 20;
  color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  min-height: 88px;
}
.site-branding { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.custom-logo-link img { max-height: 54px; width: auto; }
.site-title-wrap { line-height: 1.1; }
.site-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .045em;
  color: var(--mi-gold-light);
}
.site-description {
  margin: .35rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
  font-size: .58rem;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
}
.mi-mark {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border: 2px solid var(--mi-gold-light);
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.mi-mark:before, .mi-mark:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.mi-mark:before {
  width: 24px; height: 24px;
  background: var(--mi-gold-light);
  left: 10px; top: 10px;
}
.mi-mark:after {
  width: 5px; height: 5px;
  background: var(--mi-gold-light);
  right: -4px; top: 7px;
  box-shadow: -31px 30px 0 var(--mi-gold-light);
}
.primary-menu { list-style: none; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.primary-menu a {
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-body);
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
  padding: 32px 0 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.primary-menu .current-menu-item > a,
.primary-menu a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--mi-gold); color: #fff; }
.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);
  padding: 8px 10px;
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
}

/* Hero */
.mi-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 610px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(4,14,24,.88) 0%, rgba(4,14,24,.70) 44%, rgba(4,14,24,.28) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 70% 60%, rgba(198,162,106,.24), transparent 26%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0a1f30 10%, #24394b 48%, #6d553a 100%);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mi-hero:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 24%, rgba(255,255,255,.22) 0 1px, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 61% 18%, rgba(255,255,255,.13) 0 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 95px 95px, 130px 130px;
  opacity: .18;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.mi-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 150px 0 36px;
  width: 100%;
}
.mi-hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: 60px; align-items: start; }
.mi-hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 7vw, 6.7rem);
  line-height: .87;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.mi-hero p {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.2rem);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.88);
}
.mi-hero-quote {
  text-align: right;
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.mi-hero-quote small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: .62rem;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
}
.mi-actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.mi-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mi-gold);
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-body);
  font-size: .95rem;
  transition: .2s ease;
}
.mi-button--gold { background: var(--mi-gold-light); color: #1f2933; }
.mi-button--ghost { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.mi-button:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.16); }
.mi-kicker-row {
  margin-top: 46px;
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
  font-size: .62rem;
  letter-spacing: .27em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
}

/* Sections */
.mi-section { padding: 78px 0; }
.mi-section--paper { background: var(--mi-paper); }
.mi-section--white { background: #fff; }
.mi-section--dark { background: var(--mi-navy); color: #fff; }
.mi-section-title {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1;
}
.mi-section-title:after {
  content: "";
  width: 120px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--mi-gold);
}
.mi-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
  font-size: .66rem;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mi-muted);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.mi-section--dark .mi-eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }

/* Featured Book */
.mi-book-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .82fr 1.18fr;
  gap: 68px;
  align-items: center;
}
.mi-book-art {
  min-height: 470px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #efeadf, #faf8f2);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mi-book-art:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -12%; right: -12%; bottom: -20%; height: 46%;
  background: #d7d0c4;
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.mi-book-placeholder {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: min(260px, 70%);
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 65%, rgba(226,201,150,.75), transparent 18%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 55%, rgba(255,255,255,.17), transparent 35%),
    linear-gradient(#0c1a29, #142a3f 65%, #08131e);
  box-shadow: var(--mi-shadow);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 50px 26px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
}
.mi-book-placeholder strong {
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  line-height: .95;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.mi-book-placeholder span {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: var(--mi-sans);
  font-size: .55rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
}
.mi-book-cover-image { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 280px; box-shadow: var(--mi-shadow); }
.mi-book-copy h2 {
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 5.3rem);
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.mi-book-subtitle {
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: #47443f;
}
.mi-book-copy p { font-size: 1rem; color: #55504a; }
.mi-book-copy .mi-button--ghost { color: var(--mi-ink); border-color: #87775f; }

/* Blog cards */
.mi-section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 20px; }
.mi-section-head .mi-section-title { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.mi-more-link { font-size: .86rem; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.mi-post-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.mi-post-card { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e7dfd2; min-width: 0; }
.mi-post-card-thumb {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 7;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,26,39,.05), rgba(11,26,39,.22)),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #7c6148, #172b3f 60%, #0b1520);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mi-post-card-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.mi-post-card-body { padding: 22px 22px 26px; }
.mi-post-date { font-family: var(--mi-sans); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6f6a62; }
.mi-post-card h3 {
  margin: 7px 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--mi-serif-display);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.mi-post-card p { margin: 0 0 18px; color: #625d55; font-size: .93rem; }

/* About */
.mi-about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.5fr .78fr; gap: 38px; align-items: center; }
.mi-statue {
  min-height: 320px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 28%, #888 0 12%, transparent 13%),
    linear-gradient(135deg,#181818,#5a5a5a 48%,#272727);
  border-radius: 2px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mi-statue:after { content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.25),transparent 55%); }
.mi-about-copy h2 { font-family: var(--mi-serif-display); font-size: 2.5rem; font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.mi-about-quote { border-left: 1px solid #d5c4a7; padding-left: 28px; font-family: var(--mi-serif-display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.25; }

/* Interior pages */
.mi-inner-hero {
  padding: 155px 0 70px;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a1b29, #17364d 65%, #7e6041);
}
.mi-inner-hero h1 { font-family: var(--mi-serif-display); font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); line-height: 1; font-weight: 500; margin: 0; }
.mi-inner-hero p { max-width: 760px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); }
.mi-content-wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 860px); margin: 0 auto; padding: 64px 0 80px; }
.mi-content-wrap h2, .mi-content-wrap h3 { font-family: var(--mi-serif-display); font-weight: 500; }
.entry-content { font-size: 1.03rem; }
.entry-content > * + * { margin-top: 1.25em; }
.entry-content a { color: #74532f; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.entry-content blockquote { margin: 2rem 0; border-left: 2px solid var(--mi-gold); padding: .3rem 0 .3rem 1.4rem; font-family: var(--mi-serif-display); font-size: 1.45rem; font-style: italic; color: #4c473f; }

/* Blog archive */
.mi-archive-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.nav-links { display:flex; justify-content:center; gap:10px; margin-top:40px; }
.nav-links a, .nav-links span { border:1px solid #d9c6a4; padding:8px 12px; }

/* Footer */
.site-footer { background: #0a1824; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); padding: 34px 0 20px; }
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 30px; align-items: center; padding-bottom: 26px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.footer-brand .site-title { font-size: 1.45rem; }
.footer-menu { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 24px; padding: 0; margin: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-menu a { font-size: .82rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding-top: 18px; font-family: var(--mi-sans); font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.footer-tagline { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .2em; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }

/* WordPress specifics */
.alignwide { max-width: 1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.alignfull { width: 100vw; margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw); }
.wp-caption, .gallery-caption { color: var(--mi-muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.sticky { outline: 1px solid var(--mi-gold); }
.bypostauthor { }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .primary-navigation { position: relative; }
  .menu-toggle { display: inline-block; }
  .primary-menu {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0; top: 54px;
    width: 260px;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    background: #0a1824;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
    padding: 8px 18px;
  }
  .primary-menu.is-open { display: flex; }
  .primary-menu a { display: block; padding: 13px 0; }
  .mi-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mi-hero-quote { text-align: left; }
  .mi-book-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mi-post-grid, .mi-archive-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .mi-about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; }
  .mi-about-quote { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .header-inner { min-height: 76px; }
  .site-description { display: none; }
  .mi-mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .mi-mark:before { width: 20px; height: 20px; left: 8px; top: 8px; }
  .mi-hero { min-height: 560px; }
  .mi-hero-inner { padding-top: 130px; }
  .mi-hero h1 { font-size: 3.55rem; }
  .mi-section { padding: 58px 0; }
  .mi-post-grid, .mi-archive-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mi-about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mi-section-head { align-items: start; }
  .mi-more-link { display: none; }
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; }
}