/* =====================================================================
   MLMYug Blog v2 - blog home, topic hubs and article add-ons
   Uses the site theme: teal var(--theam_color) #057f7f, cream #f5eee9,
   white rounded cards, Poppins headings, pill tags/buttons.
   ===================================================================== */
:root { --mb-teal: var(--theam_color, #057f7f); --mb-cream: #f5eee9; --mb-ink: #0e0e0f; --mb-muted: #5b6262; --mb-line: rgba(0,0,0,.08); }

/* ---------- shared bits ---------- */
.mb-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:100px;background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff;font-family:var(--poppins_font);font-size:14px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:1.2;transition:transform .3s ease,box-shadow .3s ease}
.mb-btn:hover{color:#fff;transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 18px rgba(5,127,127,.25)}
.mb-btn-light{background:#fff;color:var(--mb-teal)}.mb-btn-light:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-btn-wa{background:#25d366}
.mb-btn-ghost{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--mb-teal);color:var(--mb-teal)}.mb-btn-ghost:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:4px 14px;border:1px solid var(--mb-teal);border-radius:100px;color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:13px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.3px;background:#fff;white-space:nowrap}
a.mb-pill:hover{background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff}
.mb-section-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:26px}
.mb-section-head h2{font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:var(--mb-ink);margin:0;letter-spacing:.5px}
.mb-section-head h2 span{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-section-head p{margin:6px 0 0;color:var(--mb-muted);font-size:15px;max-width:640px}
.mb-eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mb-teal)}

/* ---------- hero search + topic chips (blog home & topic pages) ---------- */
.mb-hero-search{display:flex;align-items:center;max-width:620px;margin:26px auto 0;background:#fff;border-radius:100px;padding:6px 6px 6px 22px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.06);border:1px solid var(--mb-line)}
.mb-hero-search i{color:var(--mb-muted)}
.mb-hero-search input{flex:1;border:0;outline:0;background:transparent;padding:10px 12px;font-size:15px;color:var(--mb-ink);min-width:0}
.mb-hero-search button{border:0;border-radius:100px;background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff;padding:11px 22px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer}
.mb-chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:10px;margin-top:20px}
.mb-chips a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:7px 16px;border-radius:100px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.75);border:1px solid var(--mb-line);color:var(--mb-ink);font-size:14px;font-weight:500;transition:all .3s ease}
.mb-chips a b{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:24px;height:24px;padding:0 6px;border-radius:100px;background:var(--mb-cream);color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:12px}
.mb-chips a:hover,.mb-chips a.active{background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff;border-color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-chips a:hover b,.mb-chips a.active b{background:#fff}
.mb-stats{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px;color:var(--mb-muted);font-size:14px}
.mb-stats strong{color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:18px;margin-right:4px}

/* ---------- start-here pillar cards ---------- */
.mb-pillars{padding:70px 0 10px;background:#fff}
.mb-pillar-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.mb-pillar{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mb-line);border-radius:25px;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .35s ease,box-shadow .35s ease;height:100%}
.mb-pillar:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.mb-pillar .mb-thumb{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--mb-cream)}
.mb-pillar .mb-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.mb-pillar .mb-body{padding:20px 22px 22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;flex:1}
.mb-pillar h3{font-size:19px;line-height:27px;font-weight:600;margin:0}
.mb-pillar h3 a{color:var(--mb-ink)}.mb-pillar h3 a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-pillar p{font-size:14px;line-height:22px;color:var(--mb-muted);margin:0}
.mb-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:13px;color:var(--mb-muted)}
.mb-meta i{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-pillar .mb-read{margin-top:auto;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;color:var(--mb-teal)}

/* ---------- list cards (extends existing .blog_lst_bx) ---------- */
.mb-filter{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:22px}
.mb-filter button{border:1px solid var(--mb-line);background:#fff;border-radius:100px;padding:8px 16px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:var(--mb-ink);cursor:pointer;transition:all .3s ease}
.mb-filter button.active,.mb-filter button:hover{background:var(--mb-teal);border-color:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff}
.blog_lst_bx .text h3{font-size:20px;line-height:28px;font-weight:600;color:var(--mb-ink);margin:8px 0 6px;letter-spacing:.3px}
.blog_lst_bx .text h3 a{color:inherit}.blog_lst_bx .text h3 a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_lst_bx .mb-excerpt{font-size:14px;line-height:22px;color:var(--mb-muted);margin:0 0 12px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.blog_lst_bx .cat_text a{color:inherit}
.mb-empty{display:none;background:#fff;border-radius:25px;padding:40px;text-align:center;color:var(--mb-muted)}
.mb-empty.show{display:block}

/* ---------- sidebar ---------- */
.mb-side-box{background:#fff;border-radius:25px;padding:24px;margin-bottom:24px;border:1px solid var(--mb-line)}
.mb-side-box > strong{display:block;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--mb-ink);margin-bottom:14px;font-family:var(--poppins_font)}
.mb-side-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.mb-side-list li{border-top:1px dashed var(--mb-line)}
.mb-side-list li:first-child{border-top:0}
.mb-side-list a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:11px 0;color:var(--mb-ink);font-size:15px;font-weight:500}
.mb-side-list a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-side-list a b{min-width:30px;height:26px;padding:0 8px;border-radius:100px;background:var(--mb-cream);color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:12px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.mb-side-list a small{display:block;font-size:12px;color:var(--mb-muted);font-weight:400;margin-top:2px}
.mb-tools{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px}
.mb-tools a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;padding:14px;border-radius:18px;background:var(--mb-cream);color:var(--mb-ink);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;transition:all .3s ease}
.mb-tools a i{color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:18px}
.mb-tools a:hover{background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff}.mb-tools a:hover i{color:#fff}

/* ---------- topic hub cards (link wheel) ---------- */
.mb-topics{padding:80px 0;background:var(--mb-cream)}
.mb-topic-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.mb-topic{background:#fff;border-radius:25px;padding:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;border:1px solid var(--mb-line);transition:transform .35s ease,box-shadow .35s ease}
.mb-topic:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
.mb-topic-top{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.mb-topic-icon{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:16px;background:var(--mb-cream);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:22px;flex-shrink:0}
.mb-topic h3{font-size:20px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:26px}
.mb-topic h3 a{color:var(--mb-ink)}.mb-topic h3 a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-topic-count{font-size:13px;color:var(--mb-muted)}
.mb-topic ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.mb-topic ul a{display:flex;gap:8px;color:var(--mb-ink);font-size:14px;line-height:20px}
.mb-topic ul a:before{content:"\f105";font-family:"Font Awesome 6 Free";font-weight:900;color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-topic ul a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-topic-foot{margin-top:auto;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px dashed var(--mb-line)}
.mb-topic-foot a{font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-topic-foot a.mb-money{color:var(--mb-muted);font-weight:500}
.mb-topic-foot a.mb-money:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}

/* ---------- topic page intro + software strip ---------- */
.mb-intro{max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.mb-intro p{font-size:16px;line-height:27px;color:#2a2f2f;margin-bottom:12px}
.mb-money-strip{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;justify-content:center;margin-top:18px}

/* ---------- WhatsApp updates box ---------- */
.mb-updates{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2f2f,#057f7f);color:#fff;border-radius:25px;padding:24px;margin-bottom:24px}
.mb-updates strong{display:block;font-size:19px;margin-bottom:6px;font-family:var(--poppins_font)}
.mb-updates p{font-size:14px;line-height:21px;opacity:.9;margin-bottom:14px;color:#fff}

/* ---------- offer / scheme box ---------- */
.mb-offer{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:25px;background:linear-gradient(120deg,#057f7f 0%,#0a5f5f 100%);color:#fff;padding:28px 30px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:34px 0}
.mb-offer:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-60px;top:-60px;width:220px;height:220px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
.mb-offer-text{flex:1 1 380px;position:relative;z-index:1}
.mb-offer-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:100px;padding:4px 12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:10px}
.mb-offer-title{display:block;font-size:22px;line-height:30px;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--poppins_font);margin-bottom:6px}
.mb-offer p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;line-height:23px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.92)}
.mb-offer-btns{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;position:relative;z-index:1}
.mb-offer-side{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;padding:24px;margin:0 0 24px}
.mb-offer-side .mb-offer-text{flex:none}
.mb-offer-side .mb-offer-title{font-size:19px;line-height:26px}

/* ---------- article add-ons ---------- */
.mb-progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:0;background:var(--mb-teal);z-index:1000;transition:width .1s linear}
.mb-crumbs{display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;font-size:13px;color:var(--mb-muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.mb-crumbs a{color:var(--mb-muted)}.mb-crumbs a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-crumbs span.sep{opacity:.5}
.blog_detlss .mb-rt{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.blog_detlss .mb-rt i{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_detlss > a.mb-cat{display:inline-flex}
.mb-toc{background:var(--mb-cream);border-radius:20px;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;border:1px solid var(--mb-line)}
.mb-toc summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:var(--mb-ink);list-style:none;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px}
.mb-toc summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.mb-toc summary:after{content:"\f107";font-family:"Font Awesome 6 Free";font-weight:900;color:var(--mb-teal);transition:transform .3s ease}
.mb-toc[open] summary:after{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.mb-toc ol{margin:12px 0 0;padding-left:20px;columns:2;column-gap:30px}
.mb-toc li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-toc summary small{font-weight:400;color:var(--mb-muted);font-size:13px}
.mb-toc li ul{list-style:none;padding-left:4px;margin:6px 0 0}
.mb-toc li ul li{color:var(--mb-muted);margin-bottom:5px;font-size:13.5px}
.mb-toc li ul li:before{content:"\2013  ";color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-toc a{color:var(--mb-ink)}.mb-toc a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner h2[id],.blog_detail_content_area_inner h3[id]{scroll-margin-top:110px}
.mb-series{border:1px solid var(--mb-line);border-radius:25px;padding:26px 28px;margin:36px 0 0;background:#fff}
.mb-series-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:16px}
.mb-series-head strong{font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--mb-ink);font-family:var(--poppins_font)}
.mb-series-head strong a{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-series-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px 26px;counter-reset:s}
.mb-series-list li{counter-increment:s}
.mb-series-list a,.mb-series-list span.cur{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;font-size:14.5px;line-height:21px;color:var(--mb-ink)}
.mb-series-list a:before,.mb-series-list span.cur:before{content:counter(s);flex-shrink:0;width:24px;height:24px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--mb-cream);color:var(--mb-teal);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.mb-series-list span.cur{font-weight:700;color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-series-list span.cur:before{background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff}
.mb-series-list a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-pn{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:20px}
.mb-pn a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px;padding:16px 18px;border-radius:18px;background:var(--mb-cream);color:var(--mb-ink);font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;line-height:21px;transition:all .3s ease}
.mb-pn a small{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mb-teal)}
.mb-pn a.next{text-align:right}
.mb-pn a:hover{background:var(--mb-teal);color:#fff}.mb-pn a:hover small{color:#fff}
.mb-series-foot{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:center;margin-top:18px;font-size:14px;color:var(--mb-muted)}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:1199px){.mb-pillar-grid,.mb-topic-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:767px){
 .mb-section-head h2{font-size:24px}
 .mb-pillar-grid,.mb-topic-grid,.mb-series-list,.mb-pn{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mb-pillars,.mb-topics{padding:48px 0}
 .mb-toc ol{columns:1}
 .mb-offer{padding:22px}.mb-offer-title{font-size:19px;line-height:26px}
 .mb-hero-search{margin-top:18px}.mb-hero-search button{padding:10px 16px}
 .mb-chips{gap:8px}.mb-chips a{font-size:13px;padding:6px 12px}
 .mb-series{padding:20px}.mb-pn a.next{text-align:left}
 .blog_lst_bx .text h3{font-size:17px;line-height:24px}
}
.blog_details_area_inner .blog_detlss span a{color:inherit}
.blog_details_area_inner .blog_detlss span a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.blogs_listing_area_inner .blog_lst_bx .buttons .cat_text a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;display:inline;letter-spacing:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-weight:inherit}
.blogs_listing_area_inner1 .mb-side-box .search{margin-bottom:0}
body .blog_hearo_area{padding:160px 0 90px}
@media (max-width:767px){body .blog_hearo_area{padding:120px 0 60px}}
/* fix: on phones the icon strip box (WUControl3) grew taller than its space and covered the first lines of the article */
@media (max-width:768px){
 .blog_details_area_inner .main_big_image{height:auto!important;padding:18px 20px!important;overflow:hidden}
}
/* keep article-body styles (blog.css) from leaking into the new boxes */
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc ol{list-style:decimal}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc ul{margin:6px 0 0;padding-left:4px}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc li{display:list-item;letter-spacing:0;font-weight:500;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;margin-bottom:7px}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc ul li{list-style:none;font-weight:400;font-size:13.5px;line-height:20px;margin-bottom:5px;color:var(--mb-muted)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc a,.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-series a{text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc a{color:var(--mb-ink);font-weight:inherit}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc a:hover{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-series-list li{display:list-item;list-style:none;margin:0;letter-spacing:0}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-series-list a{color:var(--mb-ink);font-weight:500}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-series-head strong a{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-pn a{color:var(--mb-ink)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-pn a:hover{color:#fff}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-btn{color:#fff}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-btn-light,.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-btn-ghost,.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-pill{color:var(--mb-teal)}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner a.mb-pill:hover{color:#fff}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-offer p{font-weight:400;color:rgba(255,255,255,.92);margin:0}
.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc{margin-top:34px}
@media (max-width:768px){.blog_detail_content_area_inner .mb-toc{margin-top:10px}}