/*
Theme Name: Employer Cost Observatory
Description: A quiet, accessible editorial theme built for native WordPress content and transparent publisher declarations. No theme scripts, tracking, or external assets.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.5
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: editorial-base-theme
Tags: blog, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, wide-blocks
*/
:root { --paper: #fbfaf6; --ink: #202d30; --muted: #526266; --accent: #225a55; --line: #cbd1c9; --wash: #edf0e8; }
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-padding-top: 1.5rem; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.75; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration-thickness: .08em; text-underline-offset: .2em; }
a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: .15em; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #953c20; outline-offset: 4px; }
img, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
iframe { max-width: 100%; }
figure { margin: 2rem 0; }
figcaption, .wp-caption-text { margin-top: .65rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 { line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -.025em; text-wrap: balance; }
h1 { margin: .4rem 0 1.4rem; font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem); max-width: 20ch; font-weight: 650; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); }
h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; }
.shell { width: min(1160px, calc(100% - 3rem)); margin-inline: auto; }
.site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.header-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .5rem 2rem; padding-block: 1.5rem; }
.site-name { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: -.04em; text-decoration: none; }
.site-description { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; font-size: .9rem; }
.primary-nav { margin-left: auto; }
.menu, .menu ul, .footer-links { padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; }
.menu { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1.3rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.menu a { display: inline-block; padding-block: .4rem; font-size: .95rem; }
.menu ul { padding-left: .8rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.menu ul a { font-size: .875rem; }
.current-menu-item > a { font-weight: 700; text-decoration-thickness: .15em; }
.main-content { min-height: 55vh; padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.page-heading { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.eyebrow { color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 750; margin-bottom: .75rem; }
.reading-column { max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; }
.home-intro > .page-heading, .home-intro > .entry-content { max-width: 850px; }
.home-intro .page-heading h1 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.entry-content { font-size: 1.125rem; }
.entry-content > * + h2, .entry-content > * + h3 { margin-top: 2.6rem; }
.entry-content li + li { margin-top: .5rem; }
.entry-content blockquote { margin-inline: 0; padding: .5rem 1.5rem; border-left: 4px solid var(--accent); }
.entry-content pre { overflow-x: auto; padding: 1rem; background: var(--wash); }
.entry-content code { font-size: .9em; }
.entry-content table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
.entry-content td, .entry-content th { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .6rem; text-align: left; }
.entry-content .wp-block-table { overflow-x: auto; }
.entry-content .alignwide { width: min(1160px, calc(100vw - 3rem)); max-width: none; margin-left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.entry-content .alignfull { width: calc(100vw - 3rem); max-width: none; margin-left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.alignleft { float: left; margin: .5rem 1.5rem 1rem 0; }
.alignright { float: right; margin: .5rem 0 1rem 1.5rem; }
.aligncenter { margin-inline: auto; }
.entry-content::after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; }
.article-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .35rem 1.5rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.article-image img { width: 100%; }
.recent-articles { margin-top: 4rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 2rem; }
.section-heading { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.section-heading h2 { margin: 0; }
.article-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 2.5rem; }
.article-card { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.4rem; }
.article-card h2 { font-size: 1.65rem; margin: 0 0 .8rem; }
.article-card h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.article-card h2 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.card-date { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.card-excerpt { font-size: 1rem; }
.sources { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.sources h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
.sources li { padding-left: .3rem; margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.sources li p { font-size: .95rem; margin-top: .4rem; }
.source-url { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--wash); margin-top: 2rem; }
.footer-inner { padding-block: 2.5rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(12rem, 1fr); gap: 3rem; font-size: .9rem; }
.footer-name { font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 750; }
.footer-links { display: grid; gap: .6rem; }
.navigation { margin-top: 3rem; }
.nav-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 2rem; justify-content: space-between; }
.page-numbers { padding: .25rem .55rem; }
.page-numbers.current { background: var(--wash); font-weight: 700; }
.search-form { max-width: 38rem; margin-block: 1.5rem; }
.search-form label { display: block; font-weight: 650; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.search-controls { display: flex; gap: .65rem; }
input, button { font: inherit; border: 1px solid var(--muted); border-radius: 2px; min-height: 48px; }
input[type="search"] { background: white; color: var(--ink); padding: .55rem .7rem; width: 100%; min-width: 0; }
button { color: white; background: var(--accent); padding: .55rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; }
button:hover { background: #163d39; }
.screen-reader-text, .skip-link:not(:focus) { clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); clip-path: inset(50%); position: absolute !important; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; }
.skip-link:focus { position: fixed; top: 1rem; left: 1rem; z-index: 100000; padding: .75rem 1rem; background: white; outline: 3px solid #953c20; }
@media (max-width: 850px) { .primary-nav { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; } .article-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .shell { width: calc(100% - 2rem); } .article-grid, .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.8rem; } .menu { gap: .25rem 1rem; } .site-description { width: 100%; } .search-controls { flex-wrap: wrap; } .search-controls button { width: 100%; } .entry-content .alignwide, .entry-content .alignfull { width: calc(100vw - 2rem); } .alignleft, .alignright { float: none; margin-inline: 0; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; animation: none !important; transition: none !important; } }
@media print { .site-header nav, .site-footer nav, .search-form, .navigation, .skip-link { display: none; } body { color: black; background: white; font-size: 11pt; } .shell { width: 100%; } .main-content { padding: 1rem 0; } a { color: black; } .article-grid { display: block; } .article-card { break-inside: avoid; } }

.identity-top { padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.eb-identity { border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); padding: .6rem 1.2rem; max-width: 75ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.eb-identity p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.eb-preview { padding: .75rem 1.5rem; background: #fff4d5; color: #4c361b; }

/* Employer Cost Observatory: a ledger-like serif publication. */
:root{--paper:#f8f4e9;--ink:#20342e;--muted:#4c6057;--accent:#225e42;--line:#c7cbb9;--wash:#e9eddf}body{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}.site-header{border-top:8px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:3px double var(--ink)}.header-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:.4rem 2rem}.site-name{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.85rem;font-weight:700;max-width:25ch}.primary-nav{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/3}.site-description,.eyebrow,.article-meta,.card-date,.eb-identity,.footer-links{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif}.site-description{font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.03em}.home-intro{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(16rem,.85fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:3rem}.home-intro>.page-heading{position:sticky;top:2rem;align-self:start;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:1rem}.home-intro .page-heading h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5.6vw,5.1rem);line-height:1.02}.home-intro>.entry-content{font-size:1.05rem}.home-intro>.entry-content>p:first-child{font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1.3;font-weight:bold}.home-intro>.entry-content>p:has(a){border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.7rem 0;margin:0}.article-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:2rem 3rem;counter-reset:article}.article-card{counter-increment:article;position:relative;padding-left:3.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}.article-card:before{content:counter(article,decimal-leading-zero);position:absolute;left:0;top:1.3rem;font:700 1.2rem system-ui;color:var(--accent)}.article-card h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.65rem}.sources{background:var(--wash);padding:1.5rem}.reading-column{max-width:780px}.reading-column h1{font-family:Georgia,serif}.site-footer{border-top:4px double var(--ink)}@media(max-width:800px){.header-inner{display:block}.primary-nav{margin-top:1rem}.home-intro{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1rem}.home-intro>.page-heading{position:static}.article-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.site-name{font-size:1.6rem}}