.site-banner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 15px;
}

.site-banner img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1200px;   /* prevents desktop stretching */
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.site-banner img {
  border-radius: 6px;
}

/* === MENU BUTTON STYLE (Option 2) === */
.menu a {
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* hover effect */
.menu a:hover {
  background: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.2);
}

/* === ACTIVE MENU ITEM === */
.menu .active {
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #60a5fa;
}

/* News preview cards */



.post-entry {
  background-color: #1b4d7d !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}

/* Text inside news preview cards */
.post-entry,
.post-entry h2,
.post-entry a,
.entry-content,
.entry-footer {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

/* Softer date/footer text */
.post-entry .entry-footer {
  color: #d0dbe8 !important;
}

/* PaperMod table/border color */
:root,
body.dark {
  --border: #ffffff !important;
}

body {
  background: #123b63 !important;
}


.custom-pagination {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 30px 0;
}

.custom-page-button {
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background-color: #1b4d7d;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.custom-page-info {
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Make the whole news preview card clickable */
.post-entry-link {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.post-entry-link:hover .post-entry {
  filter: brightness(1.08);
  cursor: pointer;
}