/*
Theme Name: BenefitsConsultant Final – Pages for Insights
Theme URI: https://benefitsconsultant.ca/
Author: BenefitsConsultant.ca
Description: Lightweight editorial WordPress theme for BenefitsConsultant.ca with MailPoet form 2 and Featured Insights pages; Posts reserved for The Benefits Brief newsletter.
Version: 3.1.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: benefitsconsultant
*/
:root{--ivory:#FAF9F6;--navy:#12263A;--blue:#328CCD;--blue-hover:#2877AF;--body:#3E4854;--slate:#66717D;--border:#E5E3DE;--pale:#EFF7FC;--white:#fff;--serif:"Source Serif 4",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;--sans:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;--container:1200px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--body);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}a{color:var(--blue);text-underline-offset:3px}.bc-container{width:min(calc(100% - 48px),var(--container));margin-inline:auto}.screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
/* Header */
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/* Hero */
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/* Featured */
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/* Newsletter */
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/* MailPoet: deliberately override generated widths */
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/* Editorial tables ---------------------------------------------------------
   Native WordPress Table blocks automatically inherit this treatment.
   Select the optional “Benchmark” block style for data-heavy comparisons. */
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table{margin:36px 0;max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table table{width:100%;min-width:560px;margin:0;border:0;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--body);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:15px;line-height:1.45}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table th,.bc-article-content .wp-block-table td{padding:14px 18px;border:1px solid var(--border);vertical-align:top;text-align:left}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table th{background:var(--pale);color:var(--navy);font-weight:600}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table tbody tr{background:transparent}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table tbody tr:hover{background:rgba(239,247,252,.45)}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table figcaption{margin:10px 0 0;color:var(--slate);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-style:normal;line-height:1.45;text-align:left}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table a{font-weight:500}
/* Respect WordPress' numeric/right alignment controls. */
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}
/* Benchmark variation: slightly stronger header and emphasized final column. */
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark table{border-top:2px solid var(--blue)}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark th{background:var(--navy);color:var(--white);border-color:var(--navy)}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark th:last-child{background:var(--blue);border-color:var(--blue)}
.bc-article-content .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark td:last-child{background:var(--pale);color:var(--navy);font-weight:600}
/* WordPress editor preview so authors see approximately the front-end treatment. */
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table{overflow-x:auto}
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table table{border-collapse:collapse;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:15px;color:var(--body);background:var(--ivory)}
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table th,.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table td{padding:14px 18px;border:1px solid var(--border)}
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table th{background:var(--pale);color:var(--navy);font-weight:600}
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table figcaption{color:var(--slate);font-size:13px;text-align:left}
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.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark th:last-child{background:var(--blue);border-color:var(--blue)}
.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table.is-style-benchmark td:last-child{background:var(--pale);color:var(--navy);font-weight:600}
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/* Footer */
.site-footer{padding:25px 0 31px}.bc-footer-row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:32px}.bc-footer-brand a{color:var(--navy);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:23px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}.bc-footer-nav ul{display:flex;gap:24px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.bc-footer-nav a{color:var(--navy);font-size:13px;text-decoration:none}
/* Content templates */
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@media(max-width:900px){.bc-featured-post{grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:30px}.bc-newsletter-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:35px}.bc-newsletter-form{justify-self:start}.bc-archive-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:700px){.bc-container{width:min(calc(100% - 36px),var(--container))}.bc-header-row{align-items:center}.bc-brand a{font-size:24px}.bc-tagline{font-size:8px}.bc-nav ul{gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}.bc-nav a{font-size:12px}.bc-hero{padding-top:43px}.bc-hero h1{font-size:45px}.bc-lede{font-size:18px}.bc-lede br{display:none}.bc-credibility-sub{line-height:1.7}.bc-section-head{align-items:flex-start}.bc-featured-post{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:15px;padding:28px 0}.bc-featured-meta{border-right:0;padding-right:0}.bc-featured-meta span,.bc-featured-meta time{display:inline}.bc-featured-category:after{content:" · ";color:var(--slate)}.bc-featured-content h2{font-size:27px}.bc-newsletter{padding:45px 0}.bc-newsletter h2{font-size:37px}.bc-mailpoet-shell .mailpoet_form_columns{flex-direction:column!important;gap:8px!important}.bc-mailpoet-shell .mailpoet_form_column,.bc-mailpoet-shell .mailpoet_paragraph,.bc-mailpoet-shell .mailpoet_form_paragraph{width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;flex:1 1 auto!important}.bc-mailpoet-shell input[type=submit],.bc-mailpoet-shell input.mailpoet_submit,.bc-mailpoet-shell button[type=submit]{width:100%!important;min-width:0!important}.bc-footer-row{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.bc-footer-nav ul{flex-wrap:wrap}}