.epf-widget-container {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.epf-filter-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.epf-category-select {
    display: inline-block;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 40px 12px 16px;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: #333;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 20' fill='%236b7280'%3e%3cpath fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.23 7.21a.75.75 0 011.06.02L10 11.06l3.71-3.83a.75.75 0 111.08 1.04l-4.25 4.39a.75.75 0 01-1.08 0L5.21 8.27a.75.75 0 01.02-1.06z' clip-rule='evenodd'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 12px center;
    background-size: 16px;
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

.epf-category-select:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: #e63946;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(230, 57, 70, 0.15);
}

.epf-loader {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 70px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 5;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 40px;
}

.epf-loader.is-active {
    display: flex;
}

.epf-spinner {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border: 4px solid #e5e7eb;
    border-top-color: #e63946;
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: epf-spin 0.8s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes epf-spin {
    to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

.epf-results.is-loading {
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: opacity .2s;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.epf-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 24px;
    width: 100%;
}

.epf-columns-1 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.epf-columns-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.epf-columns-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.epf-columns-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.epf-columns-5 { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); }
.epf-columns-6 { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); }

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .epf-columns-3,
    .epf-columns-4,
    .epf-columns-5,
    .epf-columns-6 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .epf-columns-2,
    .epf-columns-3,
    .epf-columns-4,
    .epf-columns-5,
    .epf-columns-6 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.epf-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    min-height: 400px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #222;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    border-radius: 8px;
    transition: transform .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.epf-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.epf-card-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
    transition: background-color .35s ease;
    z-index: 1;
}

.epf-card-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 25px;
    gap: 10px;
}

.epf-card-meta-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 13px;
}

.epf-card-date {
    color: #fff;
    opacity: 0.9;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.epf-card-category {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    color: #ffd166;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    border-radius: 999px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: background-color .2s;
}

.epf-card-category:hover {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

.epf-card-author {
    color: #e0e0e0;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.epf-card-author-prefix {
    opacity: 0.85;
    margin-right: 4px;
}

.epf-card-author a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: opacity .2s;
}

.epf-card-author a:hover {
    opacity: 0.85;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.epf-card-title {
    margin: 0;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    word-wrap: break-word;
}

.epf-card-title a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color .25s;
}

.epf-card-title a:hover {
    color: #ffd166;
}

.epf-card-excerpt {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.epf-card-read-more {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #e63946;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: background-color .25s, transform .25s;
}

.epf-card-read-more:hover {
    background-color: #c81d2a;
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

.epf-card-read-more .epf-arrow {
    transition: transform .25s;
}

.epf-card-read-more:hover .epf-arrow {
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

.epf-no-results {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    color: #6b7280;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.epf-pagination {
    margin-top: 36px;
}

.epf-pagination-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    gap: 6px;
}

.epf-pagination-list li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.epf-page-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0 12px;
    color: #333;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color .2s, color .2s, transform .15s;
}

.epf-page-btn:hover:not(.epf-page-active) {
    background-color: #e5e7eb;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.epf-page-btn.epf-page-active {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #e63946;
    cursor: default;
}

.epf-page-btn:focus {
    outline: none;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(230, 57, 70, 0.25);
}

.epf-page-dots {
    padding: 0 6px;
    color: #6b7280;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.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;
}