/*
Theme Name: Digi Byte Express
Theme URI: https://digibyteexpress.com
Author: Digi Byte Express
Author URI: https://digibyteexpress.com
Description: A premium Classic Broadsheet Newspaper WordPress theme for Digi Byte Express. Ivory + Deep Black + Crimson Red design system with an authentic newspaper masthead, a lead-story-plus-briefs front page, and a true multi-column hairline-divided news grid — structurally distinct from a grid, masonry, editorial-list, or bento layout. Automatic relevant internal linking and full SEO / AEO / GEO optimization (JSON-LD schema + llms.txt) included.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: LICENSE
Text Domain: digibyte
Tags: news, newspaper, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, translation-ready, grid-layout, one-column

Digi Byte Express is a proprietary premium theme built specifically for a classic-broadsheet authority news portal.
*/

/* =========================================================
   0. DESIGN TOKENS
   ========================================================= */
:root{
  --ivory:      #F8F4E9;
  --ivory-2:    #F0EADA;
  --paper:      #FFFDF9;
  --black:      #161412;
  --black-2:    #262320;
  --crimson:    #A6192E;
  --crimson-d:  #7E1122;
  --grey:       #5A554C;
  --line:       #161412;
  --hairline:   #C9C0AC;
  --white:      #FFFFFF;

  --font-head: 'Playfair Display', 'Georgia', serif;
  --font-body: 'PT Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;

  --container: 1320px;
}

/* =========================================================
   1. RESET / BASE
   ========================================================= */
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--black);
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:400;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.68;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
ul{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;line-height:1.12;
  margin:0 0 .5em;color:var(--black);
}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em;}
button{font-family:inherit;cursor:pointer;}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--crimson);outline-offset:2px;}
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px;top:auto;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;}

.container{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.section{padding:44px 0;}
.db-rule-top{border-top:3px double var(--line);padding-top:26px;}
.eyebrow{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11px;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson-d);
  margin-bottom:10px;
}
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin-bottom:24px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:10px;}
.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(22px,2.8vw,30px);margin:0;}
.section-head .db-section-tag{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);}

/* =========================================================
   2. MASTHEAD (classic broadsheet, static — not floating/sticky)
   ========================================================= */
.db-utility-bar{background:var(--black);color:var(--ivory);}
.db-utility-bar-inner{
  max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:8px 24px;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:600;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ivory-2);
}
.db-utility-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}
.db-search-toggle{background:none;border:none;color:var(--ivory);display:flex;align-items:center;}
.db-menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:none;color:var(--ivory);align-items:center;}

.db-masthead{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
.db-masthead-inner{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:28px 24px 22px;text-align:center;}
.db-masthead-logo{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;}
.db-masthead-icon{height:46px;width:46px;flex:0 0 auto;}
.db-masthead-title{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(34px,6vw,64px);letter-spacing:.01em;color:var(--black);margin:0;line-height:1;}
.db-masthead-tagline{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:600;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson-d);margin-top:10px;}

.db-nav-strip{background:var(--paper);border-top:3px double var(--line);border-bottom:3px double var(--line);}
.db-nav-strip-inner{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;display:flex;justify-content:center;}
.db-primary-nav ul{display:flex;gap:0;}
.db-primary-nav a{
  display:inline-block;font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:13.5px;
  letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--black);padding:13px 22px;
  border-right:1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.db-primary-nav li:first-child a{border-left:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-primary-nav a:hover,.db-primary-nav .current-menu-item a{color:var(--crimson);background:var(--ivory-2);}

.db-search-panel{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;background:var(--black);transition:max-height .25s ease;}
.db-search-panel.is-open{max-height:90px;}
.db-search-panel-inner{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:16px 24px;}
.db-search-form{display:flex;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;border:1px solid var(--ivory);}
.db-search-form input[type="search"]{flex:1;border:none;padding:11px 14px;font-size:15px;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--black);font-family:var(--font-body);}
.db-search-form button{border:none;background:var(--crimson);color:var(--white);font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;padding:0 22px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;}
.db-search-form button:hover{background:var(--crimson-d);}

/* Small icon+wordmark lockup for footer (36-48px height) */
.db-logo{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
.db-logo-icon{height:40px;width:40px;flex:0 0 auto;}
.db-logo-word{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.05;}
.db-logo-word strong{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:var(--ivory);}
.db-logo-word small{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--crimson);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:1px;}

/* =========================================================
   3. LEAD STORY + IN-BRIEF SIDEBAR (front page, row 1)
   ========================================================= */
.db-front-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1px 1fr;gap:0;
  padding:34px 0;
}
.db-front-divider{background:var(--line);}
.db-lead{padding-right:34px;}
.db-lead-cat{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--crimson);color:var(--white);
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:5px 12px;margin-bottom:14px;
}
.db-lead h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.4vw,50px);margin-bottom:14px;}
.db-lead-dek{font-family:var(--font-head);font-style:italic;font-size:19px;color:var(--black-2);margin-bottom:18px;}
.db-lead-media{margin-bottom:18px;border:1px solid var(--line);aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--ivory-2);}
.db-lead-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.db-lead-media-noimg{background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--black),var(--black-2));}
.db-lead-byline{
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11.5px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;
  color:var(--grey);border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);padding:10px 0;
  display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:16px;
}
.db-byline-dot{width:3px;height:3px;background:var(--grey);border-radius:50%;}
.db-lead-excerpt{font-size:17px;color:var(--black-2);}
.db-readmore{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:12.5px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--crimson);border-bottom:1px solid var(--crimson);padding-bottom:2px;}

.db-briefs{padding-left:34px;}
.db-briefs h3{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--black);margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line);}
.db-brief-item{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-brief-item:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.db-brief-cat{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson-d);margin-bottom:6px;display:block;}
.db-brief-item h4{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:6px;line-height:1.25;}
.db-brief-item h4 a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-brief-meta{font-size:10.5px;color:var(--grey);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;}

/* =========================================================
   4. SECTIONS INDEX STRIP (category pillars as a rule-divided bar)
   ========================================================= */
.db-sections-strip{background:var(--black);}
.db-sections-strip-inner{
  max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;
  display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.db-section-pill{
  flex:1 1 auto;text-align:center;padding:18px 14px;border-right:1px solid rgba(248,244,233,.15);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:8px;min-width:110px;
}
.db-section-pill:last-child{border-right:none;}
.db-section-pill:hover{background:var(--crimson);}
.db-section-pill svg{color:var(--ivory);width:18px;height:18px;}
.db-section-pill span{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ivory);}

/* =========================================================
   5. TRUST STRIP (credentials line, newspaper masthead sub-bar style)
   ========================================================= */
.db-trust-strip{background:var(--ivory-2);border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-trust-strip-inner{
  max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:16px 24px;
  display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--black-2);
}
.db-trust-item{padding:0 20px;border-right:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-trust-item:last-child{border-right:none;}
.db-trust-item strong{color:var(--crimson-d);}

/* =========================================================
   6. MULTI-COLUMN NEWS GRID (true hairline-divided newspaper columns)
   ========================================================= */
.db-news-columns{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);}
.db-news-col{border-right:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 26px;}
.db-news-col:first-child{padding-left:0;}
.db-news-col:last-child{border-right:none;padding-right:0;}
.db-col-story{padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-col-story:first-child{padding-top:0;}
.db-col-story:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.db-col-story-media{margin-bottom:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);aspect-ratio:4/3;overflow:hidden;background:var(--ivory-2);}
.db-col-story-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.db-col-cat{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson-d);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;}
.db-col-story h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.22;}
.db-col-story h3 a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-col-excerpt{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--black-2);margin-bottom:8px;}
.db-col-meta{font-size:10px;color:var(--grey);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;}

/* Standard 3-up card (related posts) */
.db-grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border-top:2px solid var(--line);}
.db-card{padding:22px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);}
.db-card:last-child{border-right:none;}
.db-card-thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:var(--ivory-2);border:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:14px;}
.db-card-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.db-card-cat{font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson-d);display:block;margin-bottom:8px;}
.db-card h3{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;}
.db-card h3 a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-card-excerpt{font-size:13px;color:var(--black-2);margin-bottom:10px;}
.db-card-meta{font-size:10.5px;color:var(--grey);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;}

/* =========================================================
   7. OLDER POSTS
   ========================================================= */
.db-pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:40px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.db-older-posts{
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;
  background:var(--black);color:var(--ivory);padding:14px 36px;border:1px solid var(--black);
}
.db-older-posts:hover{background:var(--crimson);border-color:var(--crimson);color:var(--white);}

/* =========================================================
   8. SINGLE POST
   ========================================================= */
.db-breadcrumbs{font-size:11.5px;color:var(--grey);margin-bottom:18px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;font-weight:700;}
.db-breadcrumbs a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-breadcrumbs span{margin:0 8px;}

.db-article-head{max-width:800px;margin:0 auto 24px;text-align:center;}
.db-article-head h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,48px);}
.db-article-dek{font-family:var(--font-head);font-style:italic;font-size:19px;color:var(--black-2);margin-top:12px;}
.db-article-meta{
  display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--grey);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding:12px 0;margin-top:18px;
}
.db-article-thumb{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto 34px;border:1px solid var(--line);aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;}
.db-article-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.db-article-body{max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;font-size:18px;color:#1E1B17;column-gap:40px;}
.db-article-body h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:1.6em;}
.db-article-body h3{font-size:20px;margin-top:1.4em;}
.db-article-body a{color:var(--black);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--crimson);text-underline-offset:3px;font-weight:600;}
.db-article-body a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-article-body img{margin:1.2em 0;border:1px solid var(--line);}
.db-article-body blockquote{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin:1.8em 0;padding:16px 0;
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-style:italic;color:#2A2620;font-size:22px;text-align:center;
}
.db-article-body ul,.db-article-body ol{padding-left:1.4em;margin-bottom:1.2em;}
.db-article-body li{margin-bottom:.4em;}
.db-article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:64px;font-weight:700;float:left;line-height:.8;padding:8px 8px 0 0;color:var(--crimson-d);
}

.db-internal-links-group{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 0;margin:1.8em 0;font-size:14.5px;
}
.db-internal-links-group .db-ilg-label{
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:10.5px;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--crimson-d);display:block;margin-bottom:10px;
}
.db-internal-links-group ul{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px;}
.db-internal-links-group a{font-weight:700;color:var(--black);text-decoration:none;}
.db-internal-links-group a:hover{color:var(--crimson);text-decoration:underline;}

.db-author-box{
  max-width:740px;margin:44px auto 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;
}
.db-author-box img{width:50px;height:50px;flex:0 0 auto;border:1px solid var(--line);}
.db-author-box strong{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:var(--black);display:block;}
.db-author-box span{font-size:12px;color:var(--grey);}

/* =========================================================
   9. RELATED POSTS
   ========================================================= */
.db-related{margin-top:52px;padding-bottom:56px;}
.db-related-inner{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.db-related-head{text-align:center;border-top:3px double var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0;margin-bottom:0;}
.db-related-head h2{font-size:22px;margin:0;}

/* =========================================================
   10. FOOTER
   ========================================================= */
.db-footer{background:var(--black);color:var(--ivory);border-top:4px solid var(--crimson);}
.db-footer-top{padding:48px 0 30px;}
.db-footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;}
.db-footer-brand p{color:var(--ivory-2);font-size:13.5px;margin-top:14px;max-width:280px;}
.db-footer h4{color:var(--ivory);font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:700;font-size:11.5px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;margin-bottom:16px;}
.db-footer ul li{margin-bottom:9px;}
.db-footer a{color:var(--ivory-2);font-size:13.5px;}
.db-footer a:hover{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-footer-bottom{
  border-top:1px solid rgba(248,244,233,.15);padding:18px 0;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;
}
.db-footer-bottom p{margin:0;font-size:11.5px;color:var(--ivory-2);}
.db-footer-bottom ul{display:flex;gap:18px;}
.db-footer-bottom a{font-size:11.5px;}

/* =========================================================
   11. ARCHIVE / SEARCH / 404 / STATIC
   ========================================================= */
.db-page-header{background:var(--black);color:var(--ivory);padding:44px 0 32px;border-bottom:4px solid var(--crimson);text-align:center;}
.db-page-header .eyebrow{color:var(--crimson);}
.db-page-header h1{color:var(--ivory);font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,38px);margin-bottom:8px;}
.db-page-header p{color:var(--ivory-2);margin:0 auto;max-width:640px;}

.db-static-page{max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px;font-size:17px;}
.db-static-page h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,38px);margin-bottom:24px;text-align:center;}
.db-static-page h2{font-size:22px;margin-top:1.6em;}

.db-404{text-align:center;padding:96px 24px;}
.db-404 .db-404-code{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:110px;color:var(--crimson);line-height:1;}
.db-404 h1{font-size:26px;}

/* =========================================================
   12. RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================= */
@media (max-width:1080px){
  .db-news-columns{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .db-news-col:nth-child(2){border-right:none;}
  .db-grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .db-card{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
  .db-card:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
}
@media (max-width:860px){
  .db-primary-nav{
    position:fixed;top:0;right:-300px;width:280px;height:100vh;background:var(--black);
    padding:80px 20px 20px;transition:right .25s ease;z-index:70;overflow-y:auto;
  }
  .db-primary-nav.is-open{right:0;box-shadow:-8px 0 24px rgba(0,0,0,.3);}
  .db-primary-nav ul{flex-direction:column;gap:0;}
  .db-primary-nav a{color:var(--ivory);width:100%;padding:14px 12px;border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(248,244,233,.12);}
  .db-primary-nav li:first-child a{border-left:none;}
  .db-menu-toggle{display:flex;}
  .db-front-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .db-front-divider{display:none;}
  .db-lead{padding-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:24px;margin-bottom:24px;}
  .db-briefs{padding-left:0;}
  .db-news-columns{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .db-news-col{border-right:none;padding:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:20px;padding-bottom:10px;}
  .db-news-col:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
  .db-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
  .db-section-pill{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(248,244,233,.15);flex:1 1 45%;}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .db-footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .db-trust-item{padding:6px 12px;border-right:none;}
  .db-masthead-title{font-size:32px;}
  .section{padding:32px 0;}
}