.featured-posts-title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 20px 0;
  text-align: left;
  color: #777777; /* ← change this */
}


/* ------------------------------
   Menu Links (Sidebar or Floating)
---------------------------------*/
.menu-title {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  color: #444;
}

.menu-links {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.menu-links li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.menu-links a {
  color: #007acc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.menu-links a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}


/* ------------------------------
   Footer Styles
---------------------------------*/
.site-footer {
  background-color: #fcfcfc /*#f8f9fa */;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #666666;
  border-top: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
}

/* Normal footer links */
.site-footer a {
  color: #007acc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Social icons in footer */
.footer-social {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.footer-social li {
  display: inline;
}

/* ------------------------------
   Footer Pill Navigation
---------------------------------*/
.site-footer .footer-links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 1rem 0;
}

.site-footer .footer-links a {
  background-color: #eaeaea;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.site-footer .footer-links a:hover {
  background-color: #007acc;
  color: #fff;
}

/* ------------------------------
   Responsive Adjustments
---------------------------------*/
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-footer .footer-links {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }

  .footer-social {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
}

/* ------------------------------
   Header Styles
---------------------------------*/

.header {
  background-color: #fcfcfc; /* light grey/white banner #fcfcfc #f8f9fa */
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
  padding: 1px 0;
}

/* -------------------------------
   Tools badges
---------------------------------*/
.tool-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  margin: 0 4px 4px 0;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #2f3e2f;
  background-color: #dbe5d1;
  border-radius: 9999px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.tool-badge:hover {
  background-color: #cfe0c1;
}