.blog-content {
  padding: 15px 15px 0 15px;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #f8f9fa 100%);
  border: 1.5px solid #521138;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(82, 17, 56, 0.2);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.blog-content::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #521138, #8b2b5c);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-content:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.blog-content:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(82, 17, 56, 0.3);
  border-color: #8b2b5c;
}

/* Apply transition to image */
.blog-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 175px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  object-fit: fill;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}



/* When the card is hovered, animate the image */
.blog-content:hover .blog-image {
  transform: scale(1.05) translateY(-4px);
}

.blog-content .h6:hover {
  border: 1px solid #a11e21;
}

.blog-content h6 {
  color: #333333;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-content:hover h6 {
  color: #521138;
}

.blog-content .btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #521138, #6b1a4a);
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(82, 17, 56, 0.3);
}

.blog-content .btn-primary:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2b5c, #521138);
  transform: scale(1.05);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(139, 43, 92, 0.4);
  color: #fff;
}

.pager {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
  gap: 10px;
  display: flex; /* Flexbox for pagination items */
  justify-content: center; /* Center pagination items */
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.pager li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.pager a {
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  color: #333;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.pager a.active_link {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #521138, #6b1a4a);
  color: white;
  border-color: #521138;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(82, 17, 56, 0.3);
}

.pager a:hover {
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2b5c, #521138);
  border: 1px solid #8b2b5c;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(139, 43, 92, 0.3);
}

.preview-text {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  /* line-height: 1.5; */
  color: #666; /* Improved readability on light backgrounds */
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
.blog-posts-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
}

.blog-post {
  background-color: #a11e21;
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-post:hover {
  transform: translate(4px, -4px); /* Move right (X) and up (Y) */
  box-shadow: 0 12px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

/* Responsive Design: Stack the blog posts on smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-posts-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Stack to 1 column on smaller screens */
  }

  .pager {
    flex-direction: column; /* Stack pagination vertically on mobile */
  }

  .pager a {
    margin: 5px 0;
  }
}

.hr {
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  color: inherit;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #444 !important;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

/* Additional enhancements */
.blog-post a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.blog-posts-grid .col-md-4 p,
.blog-posts-grid .col-md-5 p,
.blog-posts-grid .col-md-3 p {
  color: #bbb;
  font-size: 13px;
}

/* Alert styling for search/category pages */
.alert {
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: none;
  padding: 20px;
  margin: 20px 0;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.alert-info {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3f2fd, #bbdefb);
  color: #1976d2;
  border-left: 4px solid #1976d2;
}

.alert-success {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8f5e9, #c8e6c9);
  color: #388e3c;
  border-left: 4px solid #388e3c;
}

.alert-warning {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff3e0, #ffe0b2);
  color: #f57c00;
  border-left: 4px solid #f57c00;
}

.alert h4, .alert h5 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* Pagination improvements */
.pagination {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.pagination .page-item {
  margin: 0 5px;
}

.pagination .page-link {
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  color: #333;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #521138, #6b1a4a);
  border-color: #521138;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(82, 17, 56, 0.3);
}

.pagination .page-link:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2b5c, #521138);
  border-color: #8b2b5c;
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}