/*
Theme Name: Articlox Vertical Story Rail
Theme URI: https://articlox.com/
Author: Articlox
Description: Premium 30/70 editorial story-rail WordPress theme for Business, News and Guest Post authority publishing.
Version: 2.4.1
Text Domain: articlox
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
*/
:root{
  --graphite:#202126;--graphite-2:#15161a;--lav:#B8A7E8;--acid:#C5E86C;--ice:#EEF1F4;--blue:#7897B8;--white:#FFFFFF;--ink:#17181c;--muted:#707784;--line:#d6dbe0;
  --rail:30vw;--sans:Inter,ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;--serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;--cond:"Arial Narrow","Roboto Condensed",Impact,sans-serif;
  --shadow:0 26px 70px rgba(26,27,31,.13);--radius:26px;--content:1180px;
}
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/* Editorial rail */
.site-rail{position:fixed;inset:0 auto 0 0;width:var(--rail);height:100vh;background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;padding:30px clamp(24px,3.1vw,54px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;z-index:30;overflow:auto;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
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/* Mobile header */
.mobile-header,.mobile-topics,.mobile-panel,.mobile-search{display:none}

/* Homepage */
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.stream-latest{background:#fff;padding:82px clamp(28px,6vw,88px) 108px}.section-heading{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;margin-bottom:38px}.section-heading h2{font-family:var(--cond);font-size:clamp(50px,7vw,96px);line-height:.78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:12px 0 0}.rail-key{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:9px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15em;font-weight:800}.rail-key span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}.dot{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%}.lavender-dot{background:var(--lav)}.acid-dot{background:var(--acid)}.blue-dot{background:var(--blue)}.latest-list{border-top:2px solid var(--graphite)}.latest-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:72px 130px minmax(0,1fr) 75px 32px;align-items:center;gap:22px;padding:22px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);transition:.2s}.latest-row:hover{padding-left:8px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(197,232,108,.12),transparent 65%)}.latest-index{font-family:var(--cond);font-size:34px;font-weight:900;color:var(--lav)}.latest-topic{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:900;color:#606873}.latest-row h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(23px,2.2vw,34px);line-height:1.08;margin:0}.latest-meta{font-size:9px;line-height:1.5;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:#6b737d}.latest-arrow{transition:.2s}.latest-row:hover .latest-arrow{transform:translateX(6px)}
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/* Content shells */
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.archive-head{padding:72px clamp(28px,6vw,82px);background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.archive-head-grid{max-width:1180px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:60px;align-items:end}.archive-head h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(52px,7.2vw,104px);line-height:.9;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:12px 0 0}.archive-intro{border-left:5px solid var(--acid);padding-left:24px}.archive-intro p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;margin:0 0 18px}.archive-count{font-family:var(--cond);font-size:18px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.12em}.archive-inner{padding-top:42px}.category-stream{display:grid}.category-story{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:54px minmax(220px,34%) 1fr;gap:30px;padding:38px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #cbd1d7;align-items:center}.category-index{align-self:start;font-family:var(--cond);font-size:34px;font-weight:900;color:var(--lav)}.category-image img{width:100%;height:270px;object-fit:cover;transition:.35s}.category-story:hover .category-image img{transform:scale(1.015)}.category-copy h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(31px,3.6vw,53px);line-height:1;margin:9px 0 13px;letter-spacing:-.035em}.category-copy p{margin:0 0 18px;color:#59616b}.category-foot{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.category-story.variant-2{grid-template-columns:54px 1fr minmax(220px,30%)}.category-story.variant-2 .category-image{order:3}.category-story.variant-2 .category-copy{order:2}.category-story.variant-0{background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;padding:32px;margin:24px 0;border:0}.category-story.variant-0 .category-copy p{color:#b9bec6}.category-story.variant-0 .category-index{color:var(--acid)}.pagination{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:44px}.pagination .page-numbers{padding:10px 14px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d7dce1;font-size:11px;font-weight:800}.pagination .current{background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;border-color:var(--graphite)}

/* Single article */
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/* Search */
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.wp-block-buttons{max-width:760px;display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}.article-content .wp-block-button__link{background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:0;padding:13px 20px;font-size:11px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase}.article-content .wp-block-button.is-style-outline .wp-block-button__link{background:transparent;color:var(--graphite);border:2px solid currentColor}.article-content details,.article-content .wp-block-details{max-width:760px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d8dde2;border-left:5px solid var(--lav);padding:0;margin:13px auto}.article-content details summary,.article-content .wp-block-details summary{position:relative;padding:18px 52px 18px 18px;font-weight:900;cursor:pointer;list-style:none}.article-content details summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.article-content details summary:after,.article-content .wp-block-details 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.has-drop-cap:not(:focus):first-letter{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:5.3em;line-height:.75;padding-right:10px;color:#755fb4}.article-content mark{background:var(--acid);padding:0 .16em}.article-content kbd{background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;font-size:.8em}

@media(max-width:1180px){.compass-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.compass-item:nth-child(2){border-right:0}.compass-item:nth-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}.signal-board{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,130px) 1fr}.topic-dossier{grid-template-columns:64px 1fr}.topic-switcher{grid-column:2;border-left:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:10px}.topic-switcher>span{grid-column:1/-1}.article-map{grid-template-columns:50px 165px 1fr}}
@media(max-width:980px){.editorial-compass{padding-top:72px}.compass-head{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}.signal-board{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.signal-line{display:none}.topic-dossier{margin-top:10px}.article-map{max-width:100%}.editorial-utility{max-width:100%}}
@media(max-width:700px){.editorial-compass{padding:58px 20px}.editorial-compass:after{width:360px;right:-170px}.compass-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.compass-item{min-height:220px;border-right:0!important;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)!important}.compass-item:last-child{border-bottom:0!important}.compass-icon{margin-bottom:28px}.signal-board{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px}.signal-board>div:not(.signal-line){padding-left:8px}.signal-board strong{font-size:28px}.signal-board small{display:none}.contribute-steps{display:grid}.topic-dossier{grid-template-columns:50px 1fr;padding:20px;gap:17px;margin-bottom:35px}.topic-dossier-mark{width:48px;height:48px}.topic-switcher{grid-column:1/-1;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.article-map{grid-template-columns:44px 1fr;padding:20px;margin-bottom:34px}.article-map-icon{width:42px;height:42px}.article-map>div:nth-child(2){align-self:center}.article-map ol{grid-column:1/-1;margin-top:6px}.editorial-utility{grid-template-columns:45px 1fr;padding:22px}.editorial-utility .story-link{grid-column:2;width:max-content;margin-top:6px}.search-guide{grid-template-columns:1fr}.search-guide>div{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.search-guide>div:last-child{border-bottom:0}.article-content .alignfull{width:calc(100% + 40px);margin-left:-20px;margin-right:-20px}.article-content .wp-block-columns{display:block}.article-content .wp-block-column+.wp-block-column{margin-top:12px}}

/* v2.2 SEO architecture + contextual discovery */
.context-links{margin:2rem 0;padding:1.15rem 1.25rem;border-left:4px solid var(--acid,#C5E86C);background:rgba(197,232,108,.14);font-size:.95rem}
.context-links>span{display:block;margin-bottom:.65rem;font-family:var(--font-condensed,Impact,sans-serif);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.72rem}
.context-links ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;display:grid;gap:.45rem}
.context-links a{text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;font-weight:650}
.subtopic-rail{margin:0 0 2rem;padding:1.2rem 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(32,33,38,.15);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(32,33,38,.15)}
.subtopic-rail>span{display:block;margin-bottom:.8rem;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}
.subtopic-rail>div{display:flex;gap:.65rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.subtopic-rail a{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.65rem;padding:.75rem .9rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(32,33,38,.13);text-decoration:none}
.subtopic-rail a:hover,.subtopic-rail a:focus-visible{background:var(--acid,#C5E86C);border-color:transparent}
.subtopic-rail small{opacity:.6;font-size:.72rem}
@media(max-width:700px){.context-links{margin:1.4rem 0}.subtopic-rail>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.subtopic-rail a{display:block}.subtopic-rail small{display:block;margin-top:.2rem}}

/* v2.3 performance/accessibility hardening */
:where(a,button,input,textarea,select,summary):focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--acid);outline-offset:3px}.mobile-panel[aria-hidden="true"]{visibility:hidden}.mobile-panel[aria-hidden="false"]{visibility:visible}.mobile-search[aria-hidden="true"]{visibility:hidden}.mobile-search[aria-hidden="false"]{visibility:visible}@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*:before,*:after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}}


/* v2.4 final quality-control fixes */
:where(.story h1,.story h2,.article-header h1,.category-copy h2,.search-copy h2,.page-head h1,.archive-head h1){overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.error-search{display:flex;max-width:560px;margin-top:26px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--graphite);background:#fff}.error-search input{min-width:0;flex:1;border:0;padding:13px 14px;background:transparent;outline:0}.error-search button{border:0;background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;padding:0 16px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}.rail-search[aria-hidden="true"]{display:none}.rail-search[aria-hidden="false"]{display:block}
@media(max-width:980px){body.admin-bar .mobile-header{top:32px}body.admin-bar .mobile-topics{top:100px}body.admin-bar .mobile-search{top:100px}}
@media(max-width:782px){body.admin-bar .mobile-header{top:46px}body.admin-bar .mobile-topics{top:114px}body.admin-bar .mobile-search{top:114px}.skip-link:focus{top:50px}}
@media(max-width:700px){.error-search{width:100%}}


/* v2.4.1 visible Business/News primary menu bar */
.desktop-primary-menu{margin-left:var(--rail);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:44;background:rgba(255,255,255,.97);border-bottom:1px solid #d8dde2;backdrop-filter:saturate(135%) blur(12px)}
.desktop-primary-inner{min-height:66px;max-width:1320px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(24px,4.2vw,64px);display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr) auto;align-items:center;gap:28px}
.desktop-primary-label{font-size:9px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7a818b;white-space:nowrap}
.desktop-primary-menu .desktop-menu-list,.desktop-primary-menu .menu{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:clamp(15px,2.15vw,34px);min-width:0}
.desktop-primary-menu li{margin:0;padding:0}
.desktop-primary-menu li a{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:66px;font-family:var(--cond);font-size:clamp(14px,1.12vw,18px);font-weight:900;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.025em;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--graphite)}
.desktop-primary-menu li a:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:4px;background:var(--acid);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .2s ease}
.desktop-primary-menu li a:hover:after,.desktop-primary-menu li.current-menu-item>a:after,.desktop-primary-menu li.current-menu-ancestor>a:after,.desktop-primary-menu li.current_page_item>a:after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.desktop-primary-menu li a:hover,.desktop-primary-menu li.current-menu-item>a,.desktop-primary-menu li.current-menu-ancestor>a,.desktop-primary-menu li.current_page_item>a{color:#08090b}
.desktop-write-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:var(--acid);color:#111;padding:12px 14px;font-size:9px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap;transition:.2s}
.desktop-write-link .ax-icon{width:16px;height:16px}.desktop-write-link:hover{background:var(--graphite);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-1px)}
body.admin-bar .desktop-primary-menu{top:32px}
@media(max-width:1180px) and (min-width:981px){.desktop-primary-inner{gap:16px;padding-left:22px;padding-right:22px}.desktop-primary-menu .desktop-menu-list,.desktop-primary-menu .menu{gap:15px}.desktop-primary-menu li a{font-size:14px}.desktop-write-link{padding:11px 10px}.desktop-primary-label{display:none}.desktop-primary-inner{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto}}
@media(max-width:980px){.desktop-primary-menu{display:none}}