/* Theme Name: Financial Tips Daily Theme URI: https://financialtipsdaily.org Author: Financial Tips Daily Author URI: https://financialtipsdaily.org Description: A premium, fast, SEO-optimized finance blog theme. Budgeting, investing, and credit made simple. Ships with a styled homepage, category archives, article layout, original illustrations, JSON-LD schema, and a matching newsletter section. Version: 1.0 Requires at least: 6.0 Tested up to: 6.5 Requires PHP: 7.4 License: GNU General Public License v2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Text Domain: financialtipsdaily */ /* ============================================================ FINANCIAL TIPS DAILY — Design System Premium finance editorial. 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} .ftd-card .meta { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 8px; letter-spacing: .04em; } .ftd-card h3 { font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.22; } .ftd-card h3 a { color: var(--ink); } .ftd-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--navy); } .ftd-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; margin: 0; } /* by-the-numbers strip */ .ftd-numbers { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 22px; } .ftd-numbers .n { text-align: center; padding: 8px; } .ftd-numbers .n .v { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(30px,4vw,44px); color: var(--navy); } .ftd-numbers .n .l { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14.5px; margin-top: 4px; } /* ============================ NEWSLETTER ============================ */ .ftd-news { background: var(--navy); color: #cdd8e4; border-radius: 18px; padding: 50px; text-align: center; box-shadow: var(--shadow); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .ftd-news h2 { color: #fff; 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text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 15px; } .ftd-footer a { color: #b9c6d4; } .ftd-footer a:hover { color: var(--gold); } .ftd-footer ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .ftd-footer li { margin-bottom: 9px; } .ftd-footer .blurb { max-width: 30em; color: #92a4b6; } .ftd-footer .brand-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; margin-bottom: 14px; } .ftd-footer .brand-row .name { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 21px; color: #fff; } .ftd-footer .disc { font-size: 12.5px; color: #7d8ea0; margin-top: 14px; max-width: 40em; } .ftd-footer .legal { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 20px; font-size: 12.5px; color: #7d8ea0; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; } /* ============================ PAGE HERO ============================ */ .ftd-pagehero { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; padding: 56px 0; } .ftd-pagehero .wrap { text-align: center; } .ftd-pagehero h1 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(32px,4.4vw,50px); } .ftd-pagehero p { color: #a9bccf; font-size: 18px; max-width: 36em; margin: 12px auto 0; } .ftd-pagehero .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); } /* ============================ ARTICLE ============================ */ .ftd-article { background: var(--paper); padding: 52px 0 68px; } .ftd-article .col { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; } .ftd-article .hero-img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16/8; object-fit: cover; border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-s); margin: 0 0 26px; } .ftd-article .tag { display: inline-block; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 6px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 15px; } .ftd-article h1 { font-size: clamp(31px,4.2vw,48px); margin-bottom: 12px; } .ftd-article .byline { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13.5px; margin-bottom: 28px; letter-spacing: .02em; } .ftd-article .lead { font-size: 20px; color: var(--ink); } .ftd-article h2 { font-size: 27px; margin-top: 38px; } .ftd-article h3 { font-size: 21px; margin-top: 26px; } .ftd-article p { margin: 0 0 20px; } .ftd-article ul, .ftd-article ol { margin: 0 0 22px; padding-left: 24px; } .ftd-article li { margin-bottom: 8px; } .ftd-article blockquote { border-left: 4px solid var(--gold); background: var(--white); margin: 26px 0; padding: 18px 24px; border-radius: 0 var(--radius-s) var(--radius-s) 0; font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); box-shadow: var(--shadow-s); } .ftd-article .callout { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--navy); border-radius: var(--radius-s); padding: 20px 24px; margin: 26px 0; box-shadow: var(--shadow-s); } .ftd-article .callout h4 { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--navy); } .ftd-article .callout p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .ftd-article .keybox { background: var(--navy); color: #cdd8e4; border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 22px 26px; margin: 28px 0; } .ftd-article .keybox h4 { color: var(--gold); font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 12px; } .ftd-article .keybox ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; } .ftd-article .keybox li { color: #dbe4ee; } .ftd-article hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 38px 0; } .ftd-article .disclaimer { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 38px; padding-top: 18px; font-style: italic; } /* ============================ LEGAL / FORM PAGES ============================ */ .ftd-legal { background: var(--paper); padding: 50px 0 68px; } .ftd-legal .col { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; } .ftd-legal h2 { font-size: 24px; margin-top: 32px; } .ftd-legal .updated { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 24px; } .ftd-legal ul { padding-left: 22px; } .ftd-formcard { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-s); padding: 38px; max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; } .ftd-formcard h2 { font-size: 26px; margin-top: 0; } .ftd-formcard p { color: var(--muted); } .ftd-formcard label { display: block; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; margin: 16px 0 7px; } .ftd-formcard input { width: 100%; padding: 13px 15px; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 16px; font-family: inherit; } .ftd-formcard input:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); border-color: transparent; } .ftd-formcard .btn { margin-top: 20px; width: 100%; text-align: center; } .ftd-formcard .note { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 15px; } /* pagination */ .ftd .pagination, .ftd .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 8px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .ftd .page-numbers { padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; background: #fff; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 14px; } .ftd .page-numbers.current { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; border-color: var(--navy); } /* ============================ RESPONSIVE ============================ */ @media (max-width: 940px) { .ftd-hero .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; } .ftd-cats, .ftd-posts { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .ftd-numbers { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; } .ftd-footer .cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } @media (max-width: 720px) { .ftd-navtoggle { display: inline-block; } .ftd-nav .navlinks { display: none; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%; background: var(--navy-deep); flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0; padding: 8px 22px 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-line); } .ftd-nav .navlinks.open { display: flex; } .ftd-nav .navlinks a { padding: 11px 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06); } .ftd-header { position: static; } .ftd-nav { position: relative; 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