.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2ed5f74{--display:flex;--flex-direction:row;--container-widget-width:initial;--container-widget-height:100%;--container-widget-flex-grow:1;--container-widget-align-self:stretch;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--gap:0px 0px;--row-gap:0px;--column-gap:0px;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:50px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;}.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-4c3b06c{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:10px;--padding-bottom:10px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-097c863 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8201b5c{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:0px;}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8201b5c{--margin-top:30px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}}@media(min-width:768px){.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-4c3b06c{--width:33.3333%;}.elementor-82715 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8201b5c{--width:66.6666%;}}/* Start custom CSS for shortcode, class: .elementor-element-097c863 *//* --- Left Column: Author List Advanced Styling --- */
.author-list-column {
    flex: 1 1 250px;
    max-width: 300px;
    background-color: #ffffff; /* cleaner white background */
    padding: 25px 20px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    position: sticky;
    top: 20px; /* sidebar sticks on scroll */
    transition: all 0.3s ease;

    /* Scrollable if too many authors */
    max-height: 700px;
    overflow-y: auto;
}

/* Scrollbar Styling */
.author-list-column::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 6px;
}

.author-list-column::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background-color: rgba(128, 0, 0, 0.5);
    border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Sidebar Heading */
.author-list-column h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #000000; /* black heading */
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #eee;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

/* Author List */
.author-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

/* Each author item */
.author-list li {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.author-list a {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-radius: 20px; /* start smaller */
    background-color: #f7f7f7;
    transition: all 0.3s ease; /* includes border-radius */
}

.author-list a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #800000;
    transform: translateX(3px) scale(1.02);
    border-radius: 20px; /* now it will animate smoothly */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

/* Active Author */
.author-list a.active {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #800000;
    font-weight: 600;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .author-list-column {
        position: relative;
        max-width: 100%;
        top: 0;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .author-list a {
        text-align: center;
        padding: 12px 10px;
    }
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for shortcode, class: .elementor-element-b007a55 *//* --- Import Fonts from Google Fonts --- */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&family=Roboto:wght@400;500&display=swap');


/* --- Right Column: Author Posts --- */
.author-posts-column {
    flex: 3 1 600px;
}

.author-post-item {
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.author-post-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.author-post-title a {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000000; /* Title in black */
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; /* Title font */
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.author-post-title a:hover {
    color: #800000; /* hover color for title */
}

.author-post-excerpt {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #555;
    margin-top: 8px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif; /* Post text font */
}

/* --- Responsive for Mobile --- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .author-page-container {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .author-list-column,
    .author-posts-column {
        max-width: 100%;
        flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
}

/* Optional: Scrollable Author List */
.author-list-column {
    max-height: 600px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    scrollbar-width: thin; /* Firefox */
}

.author-list-column::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 6px;
}

.author-list-column::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background-color: rgba(128, 0, 0, 0.5);
    border-radius: 3px;
}/* End custom CSS */