/*
Theme Name: AIED Flagship
Theme URI: https://theaiexpertdirectory.com
Author: The GEO Agency
Description: Expert-tested AI software reviews. Bold editorial theme with tool reviews, best-of money pages, and the Recommendation Leaderboard. Clean URLs, no file extensions, mobile burger menu, affiliate compliance built in.
Version: 2.8.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: Proprietary
Text Domain: aied
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/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
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/* ---------- hero ---------- */
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.hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2}

/* Live bars behind the headline. Echoes the leaderboard, and fills the dead space
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/* ---------- leaderboard ---------- */
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/* ---------- category grid ---------- */
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/* ---------- band ---------- */
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.band .own p{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 10px}
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/* ---------- method ---------- */
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.mcell p{font-size:15px;color:var(--body-cream)}

/* ---------- single review ---------- */
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.scorebox .dt{font-size:14px;color:var(--body-cream)}

.proscons{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:34px 0}
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.pc li{padding:7px 0 7px 22px;position:relative;font-size:15.5px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light)}
.pc li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.pc.good li::before{content:"+";position:absolute;left:0;font-family:var(--head);color:#0F7D57}
.pc.bad li::before{content:"\2212";position:absolute;left:0;font-family:var(--head);color:var(--hot)}

.entry{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}
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.entry table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:24px 0}
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.entry td{padding:11px 13px;border-top:1px solid var(--line-light)}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto}

/* affiliate CTA */
.affbox{border:3px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;padding:22px;margin:32px 0;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between}
.affbox .t{font-family:var(--head);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:19px;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.15}
.affbox .n{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted-on-cream);margin-top:6px}

/* ---------- best-of / taxonomy ----------
   Ranked tools are a grid, not a thin list. Prose above and below stays at
   reading width; the cards break out to the full container. */
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.rank .rbody{padding:16px 15px;flex:1}
.rank .rbody p{font-size:15px}
.rank .rfoot{padding:13px 15px;border-top:1px solid var(--line-light);display:flex;gap:10px;
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.rank .rfoot .btn{padding:11px 16px;font-size:12px}
@media(max-width:560px){.rankgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.setnote{border:3px solid var(--ink);background:var(--acid);padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 34px}
.setnote .k{font-family:var(--head);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
.setnote p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.site{background:var(--ink);color:var(--body-cream);padding:56px 0 34px;border-top:3px solid var(--acid)}
footer.site .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:34px;margin-bottom:36px}
footer.site h4{font-family:var(--head);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--acid);margin-bottom:13px}
footer.site ul{list-style:none}
footer.site a{display:block;color:var(--body-cream);text-decoration:none;padding:5px 0;font-size:15px}
footer.site a:hover{color:var(--acid)}
footer.site .legal{border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark);padding-top:22px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--body-cream)}

.pagination{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:34px}
.pagination .page-numbers{font-family:var(--head);padding:11px 15px;border:2px solid var(--ink);text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.pagination .current{background:var(--ink);color:var(--acid)}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .cats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .method{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:860px){
  nav.main{display:none}
  .burger{display:flex;width:42px;height:42px}
  header.site .wrap{gap:10px;height:64px}
  .brand{font-size:15px;gap:7px;min-width:0;flex:1 1 auto}
  .brand .mark{width:26px;height:26px;font-size:13px}
  .band .inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
  section{padding:54px 0}
  .hero{padding-top:48px}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .proscons{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .cats{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .method{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  body{font-size:16px}
  .entry{font-size:17px}
}

/* ---------- forms and listing pages ---------- */
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.aied-form label{display:block;font-family:var(--head);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:7px}
.aied-form input,.aied-form textarea{width:100%;border:3px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;padding:13px 14px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;color:var(--body-ink)}
.aied-form input:focus,.aied-form textarea:focus{outline:3px solid var(--acid);outline-offset:1px}
.aied-form .hint{display:block;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted-on-cream);margin-top:6px;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-family:var(--sans)}
.aied-form button{margin-top:6px}

.twobox{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:0 0 8px}
.twobox .bx{background:var(--acid);padding:22px 20px}
.twobox .bx.neg{background:var(--ink)}
.twobox .bx .k{display:block;font-family:var(--head);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;color:var(--ink)}
.twobox .bx.neg .k{color:var(--acid)}
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.twobox .bx li{font-size:15px;padding:7px 0 7px 18px;position:relative;color:var(--ink)}
.twobox .bx li::before{content:"\2022";position:absolute;left:0;font-family:var(--head)}
/* dark half: white body copy, never grey */
.twobox .bx.neg li{color:var(--body-cream)}
@media(max-width:640px){.twobox{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- editorial furniture for long-form pages ---------- */
.entry .lead{font-size:clamp(20px,2.6vw,26px);line-height:1.4;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 26px}
.entry .shout{font-family:var(--head);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,40px);
  line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--ink);background:var(--acid);
  padding:26px 24px;margin:38px 0;border:3px solid var(--ink)}
.entry .flat{border-left:6px solid var(--ink);padding:4px 0 4px 22px;margin:30px 0;
  font-size:clamp(18px,2.2vw,22px);line-height:1.45;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.entry .dark{background:var(--ink);color:var(--body-cream);padding:26px 24px;margin:34px 0}
.entry .dark p{color:var(--body-cream)}
.entry .dark p:last-child{margin:0}
.entry .dark strong{color:var(--acid)}
.entry .dark h3{color:#fff;font-family:var(--head);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.entry hr{border:0;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin:44px 0}


/* ---------- entry copy on dark surfaces ----------
   HARD RULE: never dark text on a dark background. .entry defaults to ink
   headings for cream pages, so every one of them is overridden here. */
.on-ink .entry,.on-ink .entry p,.on-ink .entry li,.on-ink .entry td{color:var(--body-cream)}
.on-ink .entry h2,.on-ink .entry h3,.on-ink .entry h4,.on-ink .entry strong{color:#fff}
.on-ink .entry a{color:var(--acid);text-decoration-color:var(--acid)}
.on-ink .entry blockquote{border-left-color:var(--acid);color:#fff}
.on-ink .entry th{background:var(--acid);color:var(--ink)}
.on-ink .entry td{border-top-color:var(--line-dark)}
.on-ink .entry .lead{color:#fff}
.on-ink .entry .flat{border-left-color:var(--acid);color:#fff}