/* Theme Name: Lateef Maleek Theme URI: https://lateefmaleek.com Description: Astra child theme that renders the single blog-post view as the locked Lateef Maleek design. Single-post only — the rest of the site stays on Astra. All custom CSS is scoped under .lm-article so nothing collides with Astra. Author: Lateef Maleek Template: astra Version: 1.0.1 Requires at least: 6.0 Tested up to: 7.0 Text Domain: lateef-maleek */ /* ========================================================================= Design tokens — lifted verbatim from blog-post-template.html :root. Kept global: custom properties render nothing on their own, so they cannot bleed into Astra. 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.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--green);color:var(--green);transform:translateY(-2px)} .lm-article .eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px} .lm-article .eyebrow::before{content:"";width:22px;height:1px;background:var(--green)} /* ---------- article header ---------- */ .lm-article .article-header{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:128px var(--pad) 0;text-align:left} .lm-article .back{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-dim);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:30px;transition:color .2s} .lm-article .back:hover{color:var(--green)} .lm-article .cat-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:22px} .lm-article .article-header h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,52px);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:var(--white)} .lm-article .lm-dek{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(19px,2.5vw,24px);line-height:1.45;color:var(--text);margin-top:24px;max-width:38ch} .lm-article .meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;margin-top:34px;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-dim);flex-wrap:wrap} .lm-article .meta .author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:var(--text)} .lm-article .meta .avatar{width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--green);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--green);background:var(--green-wash);flex:none;overflow:hidden} .lm-article .meta .avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%} .lm-article .meta .sep{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--text-faint)} /* hero image */ .lm-article .hero-fig{max-width:980px;margin:48px auto 0;padding:0 var(--pad)} .lm-article .hero-fig .frame{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;aspect-ratio:16/8;background: radial-gradient(120% 140% at 70% 0%,#161d28 0%,#0c1118 70%);position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center} .lm-article .hero-fig .frame.is-empty::after{content:"[ featured image ]";font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-faint);letter-spacing:.14em} .lm-article .hero-fig .frame .grid{position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(var(--line-soft) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,var(--line-soft) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:42px 42px;opacity:.5} .lm-article .hero-fig .frame img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover} /* ---------- layout: TOC + body ---------- */ .lm-article .article-body{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px var(--pad) 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:200px minmax(0,720px) 1fr;gap:56px;align-items:start} /* TOC */ .lm-article .toc{position:sticky;top:96px;font-family:var(--mono)} .lm-article .toc .label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-faint);margin-bottom:16px} .lm-article .toc ol{list-style:none;counter-reset:t} .lm-article .toc li{counter-increment:t;margin-bottom:2px} .lm-article .toc a{display:flex;gap:9px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-dim);padding:7px 0 7px 12px;border-left:1px solid var(--line);transition:color .2s,border-color .2s;line-height:1.4} .lm-article .toc a::before{content:counter(t,decimal-leading-zero);color:var(--text-faint);transition:color .2s} .lm-article .toc a:hover{color:var(--text)} .lm-article .toc a.active{color:var(--green);border-left-color:var(--green)} .lm-article .toc a.active::before{color:var(--green)} /* ---------- prose ---------- */ .lm-article .lm-prose{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.78;color:var(--prose);font-weight:400} .lm-article .lm-prose>p{margin-bottom:1.45em} .lm-article 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li{margin-bottom:.6em;padding-left:.3em} .lm-article .lm-prose ul li::marker{color:var(--green)} .lm-article .lm-prose ol li::marker{color:var(--green);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.85em} .lm-article .lm-prose blockquote{margin:2em 0;padding:4px 0 4px 28px;border-left:2px solid var(--green); font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,28px);line-height:1.32;letter-spacing:-.015em;color:var(--white)} .lm-article .lm-prose blockquote cite{display:block;margin-top:14px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;font-style:normal;color:var(--text-dim);letter-spacing:.04em} .lm-article .lm-prose code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.82em;background:var(--ink-card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:2px;padding:1px 6px;color:var(--green)} .lm-article .lm-prose figure{margin:2.4em 0} .lm-article .lm-prose figure .frame{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:radial-gradient(120% 140% at 70% 0%,#161d28,#0c1118);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-faint);letter-spacing:.14em} .lm-article .lm-prose figcaption{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--text-dim);margin-top:12px;letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.5} /* the signature, used once */ .lm-article .lm-mark{position:relative;color:var(--white);white-space:nowrap;padding:0 .1em} .lm-article .lm-mark::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:.04em;top:.06em;background:var(--green-wash);border-bottom:2px solid var(--green);z-index:-1} /* TL;DR / key takeaways box */ .lm-article .lm-keybox{max-width:760px;margin:48px auto 8px;padding:0 var(--pad)} .lm-article .lm-keybox .inner{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;background:var(--ink-raised);padding:26px 28px;position:relative;overflow:hidden} .lm-article .lm-keybox .inner::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:3px;height:100%;background:var(--green)} .lm-article .lm-keybox .lbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin-bottom:16px} .lm-article .lm-keybox ul{list-style:none} .lm-article .lm-keybox li{font-family:var(--display);font-size:15px;color:var(--text);padding-left:22px;position:relative;margin-bottom:11px;line-height:1.5} .lm-article .lm-keybox li:last-child{margin-bottom:0} .lm-article .lm-keybox li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:1px;background:var(--green)} .lm-article .lm-keybox li strong{color:var(--white);font-weight:600} /* callout */ .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-callout{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;background:var(--green-wash);padding:20px 24px;margin:2.2em 0;font-family:var(--display);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--text)} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-callout .clbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);display:block;margin-bottom:8px} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-callout strong{color:var(--white)} /* comparison table */ .lm-article .lm-prose .table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:2.2em 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px} .lm-article .lm-prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:var(--display);font-size:14.5px;min-width:520px} .lm-article .lm-prose thead th{background:var(--ink-raised);text-align:left;padding:14px 18px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-dim);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:400} .lm-article .lm-prose thead th:first-child{color:var(--green)} .lm-article .lm-prose tbody td{padding:14px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);color:var(--text);vertical-align:top} .lm-article .lm-prose tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none} .lm-article .lm-prose tbody td:first-child{color:var(--white);font-weight:500} .lm-article .lm-prose .yes{color:var(--green)}.lm-article .lm-prose .no{color:var(--text-faint)} /* inline mid-article CTA */ .lm-article .lm-midcta{margin:2.6em 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:22px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;background:var(--ink-card);flex-wrap:wrap} .lm-article .lm-midcta p{font-family:var(--display);font-size:15.5px;color:var(--white);font-weight:500;max-width:40ch} .lm-article .lm-midcta p span{color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:400} /* ---------- author bio ---------- */ .lm-article .bio{max-width:760px;margin:72px auto 0;padding:0 var(--pad)} .lm-article .bio .inner{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:32px;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start} .lm-article .bio .av{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--green);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:var(--green);background:var(--green-wash);flex:none;overflow:hidden} .lm-article .bio .av img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%} .lm-article .bio .who{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin-bottom:8px} .lm-article .bio h4{font-family:var(--display);font-size:19px;color:var(--white);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px} .lm-article .bio p{font-family:var(--display);font-size:14.5px;color:var(--text-dim);line-height:1.6;max-width:52ch} .lm-article .bio a{color:var(--green);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(68,255,164,.35)} /* ---------- final cta ---------- */ .lm-article .final{margin-top:90px;background:var(--green);color:var(--green-ink);text-align:center;padding:clamp(60px,8vw,90px) var(--pad);position:relative;overflow:hidden} .lm-article .final::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(10,14,20,.06) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,14,20,.06) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:46px 46px;mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 90% at 50% 50%,#000,transparent 75%);-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 90% at 50% 50%,#000,transparent 75%)} .lm-article .final-in{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto} .lm-article .final .eyebrow{color:rgba(10,14,20,.6);justify-content:center}.lm-article .final .eyebrow::before{background:rgba(10,14,20,.6)} .lm-article .final h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--green-ink);font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,42px);margin:18px 0 16px;letter-spacing:-.02em} .lm-article .final p{color:rgba(10,14,20,.72);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:30px;font-weight:500} .lm-article .final .btn-dark{background:var(--green-ink);color:var(--green)}.lm-article .final .btn-dark:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 12px 30px -10px rgba(10,14,20,.5)} /* ---------- related ---------- */ .lm-article .related{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(64px,8vw,96px) var(--pad)} .lm-article .related .eyebrow{margin-bottom:30px} .lm-article .rgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px} .lm-article .rcard{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:24px;transition:transform .35s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),border-color .35s;background:var(--ink-raised);position:relative;overflow:hidden} .lm-article .rcard::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:2px;background:var(--green);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .35s} .lm-article .rcard:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);border-color:#2a3340}.lm-article .rcard:hover::before{transform:scaleX(1)} .lm-article .rcard .rc-cat{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin-bottom:14px} .lm-article .rcard h3{font-family:var(--display);font-size:17px;color:var(--white);font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:16px;letter-spacing:-.01em} .lm-article .rcard .rc-meta{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-dim)} /* footer */ .lm-article footer{background:var(--ink);padding:46px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)} .lm-article .foot-inner{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px} .lm-article .foot-links{display:flex;gap:24px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-dim)} .lm-article .foot-links a:hover{color:var(--green)} .lm-article .foot-copy{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-faint);letter-spacing:.06em} /* responsive */ @media(max-width:1000px){ .lm-article .article-body{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;max-width:760px} .lm-article .toc{display:none} .lm-article .rgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr} } @media(max-width:560px){ .lm-article .nav-right .nav-link{display:none} .lm-article .meta{gap:12px} .lm-article .lm-prose{font-size:18px} } @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.lm-article *{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}} /* ========================================================================= Core-block integration — make ordinary block-editor output match the .lm-prose look with zero manual class-adding. The selectors above already target bare p/h2/h3/ul/ol/li/blockquote/code/figure/table; these map the extra wrappers core adds (wp-block-*) onto the same look. ========================================================================= */ /* Patterns (keybox/callout/midcta) are authored inside post content, so they render inside .lm-prose. Reset the full-width framing the standalone keybox uses and let it flow in the column. */ .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-keybox{max-width:none;margin:2.4em 0;padding:0} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-keybox p.lbl{margin-bottom:16px} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-keybox ul{margin:0;padding-left:0} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-keybox li{margin-bottom:11px} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-callout p{margin:0} .lm-article .lm-prose .lm-midcta p{margin:0} /* Core table block wraps the table in

— give it the .table-scroll frame. */ .lm-article .lm-prose figure.wp-block-table{overflow-x:auto;margin:2.2em 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px} .lm-article .lm-prose figure.wp-block-table table{margin:0} .lm-article .lm-prose figure.wp-block-table figcaption{padding:0 18px 14px;margin-top:0} /* Core list/quote/image blocks add wrapper classes; keep our spacing. */ .lm-article .lm-prose ul.wp-block-list,.lm-article .lm-prose ol.wp-block-list{margin:0 0 1.45em 0;padding-left:1.5em} .lm-article .lm-prose .wp-block-quote{margin:2em 0} .lm-article .lm-prose figure.wp-block-image{margin:2.4em 0} .lm-article .lm-prose figure.wp-block-image img{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px} /* Pattern blocks are built from core group/list/button blocks. Neutralise core's layout spacing so our component CSS above controls the look, and give the mid-CTA's core button the .btn-primary treatment. */ .lm-article .lm-keybox .inner > * + *{margin-top:0} .lm-article .lm-midcta > * + *{margin-top:0} .lm-article .lm-midcta .wp-block-buttons, .lm-article .lm-midcta .wp-block-button{margin:0} .lm-article .lm-midcta .wp-block-button__link{ font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase; display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:2px; background:var(--green);color:var(--green-ink);border:1px solid transparent;transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .3s} .lm-article .lm-midcta .wp-block-button__link:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 28px -8px var(--green-glow)} /* Code block (multi-line) — keep it readable and on-brand without inventing new tokens. */ .lm-article .lm-prose pre.wp-block-code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;background:var(--ink-card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:18px 20px;color:var(--prose);overflow-x:auto;margin:2.2em 0} .lm-article .lm-prose pre.wp-block-code code{background:none;border:0;padding:0;color:inherit;font-size:inherit}