/*
Theme Name: Dispatch
Theme URI: https://example.com/dispatch
Author: Your Newsroom
Author URI: https://example.com
Description: A premium, image-free editorial theme for text-first news portals — dense, broadsheet-grade hierarchy built from typography and editorial weight, not photography.
Version: 1.1.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: LICENSE
Text Domain: dispatch
*/

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   0. Design tokens
----------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  --color-paper: #ffffff;
  --color-paper-raised: #f7f7f7;
  --color-ink: #1a1a1a;
  --color-ink-soft: #4a4a4a;
  --color-ink-faint: #767676;
  --color-rule: #e2e2e2;
  --color-rule-strong: #1a1a1a;
  --color-accent: #a6192e;
  --color-accent-soft: #fbecee;
  --color-accent-warm: #b9862e;
  --color-white: #ffffff;
  --color-black: #000000;

  --font-serif: 'PT Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --font-sans: 'Libre Franklin', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;

  --measure: 66ch;
  --gap: 2rem;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   1. Reset & base
----------------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--color-paper);
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  * { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }

ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }

.container {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  background: var(--color-ink);
  color: var(--color-white);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  z-index: 999;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   2. Utility bar: edition, date, breaking ticker
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-topbar {
  background: var(--color-black);
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.dispatch-topbar__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.dispatch-edition {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: var(--color-white);
  opacity: 0.75;
  white-space: nowrap;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.dispatch-ticker {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  white-space: nowrap;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
}

.dispatch-ticker::before {
  content: "LIVE";
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
  margin-right: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.dispatch-ticker__track {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  padding-left: 100%;
  animation: dispatch-scroll 30s linear infinite;
}

.dispatch-ticker__track span {
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 500;
}

@keyframes dispatch-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-100%); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .dispatch-ticker__track { animation: none; padding-left: 0; }
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   3. Masthead + dense primary nav
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-masthead {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.1rem;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.dispatch-masthead__title {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 3.75rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
}

.dispatch-masthead__title a { color: var(--color-black); }
.dispatch-masthead__title a:hover { text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-masthead__tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

.dispatch-search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
}

.dispatch-search input[type="search"] {
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  width: 10rem;
  padding: 0.2rem 0;
}
.dispatch-search input[type="search"]:focus { outline: none; }
.dispatch-search button {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.dispatch-nav {
  background: var(--color-white);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--color-ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}

.dispatch-nav__inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

.dispatch-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.dispatch-nav li {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}
.dispatch-nav li:last-child { border-right: none; }

.dispatch-nav a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.dispatch-nav a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-nav__toggle {
  display: none;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   4. Layout grid
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-layout {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem 4rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  gap: 2.25rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.dispatch-main { min-width: 0; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .dispatch-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   5. Top-stories module: lead + secondary + mini-list, 3 columns
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-topgrid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0 1.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-ink);
}

.dispatch-topgrid > div:not(:last-child) {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  padding-right: 1.75rem;
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .dispatch-topgrid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .dispatch-topgrid > div:not(:last-child) {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
}

.dispatch-lead__kicker,
.dispatch-story__category,
.dispatch-article__kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--story-color, var(--color-accent));
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.dispatch-lead__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.15rem);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.dispatch-lead__dek {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.dispatch-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-faint);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.dispatch-meta a { color: var(--color-ink-faint); }
.dispatch-meta a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

.dispatch-meta__sep {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1px;
  height: 0.8em;
  background: var(--color-ink-faint);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.dispatch-secondary__title { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.dispatch-secondary__title a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

.dispatch-minilist li {
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}
.dispatch-minilist li:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.dispatch-minilist li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.dispatch-minilist a {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.dispatch-minilist a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   6. Section rundown: dense multi-column topic modules
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-rundown {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0 1.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .dispatch-rundown { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
}

.dispatch-rundown__col:not(:last-child) {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  padding-right: 1.75rem;
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .dispatch-rundown__col:not(:last-child) {
    border-right: none;
    padding-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
    padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
}

.dispatch-rundown__title {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--story-color, var(--color-ink));
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.dispatch-rundown li {
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}
.dispatch-rundown li:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.dispatch-rundown li:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }

.dispatch-rundown a {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.32;
}
.dispatch-rundown a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

.dispatch-rundown time {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-faint);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   7. Continuing feed (dense list, hairline every row)
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-feed { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

.dispatch-story {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}

.dispatch-story:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

.dispatch-story__rule {
  flex: 0 0 3px;
  background: var(--story-color, var(--color-accent));
}

.dispatch-story__body { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; }

.dispatch-story__title { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }
.dispatch-story__title a { color: var(--color-ink); }
.dispatch-story__title a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-story--brief .dispatch-story__title { font-size: 0.98rem; font-weight: 600; }

.dispatch-story__excerpt {
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   8. Sidebar
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-sidebar {
  background: var(--color-paper-raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  padding: 1.35rem;
}

.dispatch-sidebar + .dispatch-sidebar { margin-top: 1.75rem; }

.dispatch-sidebar__title {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-white);
  background: var(--color-ink);
  margin: -1.35rem -1.35rem 1rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.dispatch-ranked { counter-reset: dispatch-rank; }

.dispatch-ranked li {
  counter-increment: dispatch-rank;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}
.dispatch-ranked li:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
.dispatch-ranked li:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

.dispatch-ranked li::before {
  content: counter(dispatch-rank);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  line-height: 1.1;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.dispatch-ranked a {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.32;
}
.dispatch-ranked a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-categories li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule); }
.dispatch-categories li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

.dispatch-categories a {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}
.dispatch-categories a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: none; }
.dispatch-categories .count { color: var(--color-ink-faint); font-weight: 400; }

.dispatch-newsletter p {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.dispatch-newsletter input[type="email"] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-ink-faint);
  background: var(--color-white);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.dispatch-newsletter button,
.dispatch-btn {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
  border: none;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.dispatch-newsletter button:hover, .dispatch-btn:hover { background: var(--color-ink); }

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   9. Single article
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-article { max-width: var(--measure); }

.dispatch-article__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.2vw, 2.6rem);
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.dispatch-article__dek {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.dispatch-article__meta {
  padding: 0.75rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.dispatch-article__body { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.dispatch-article__body p { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.dispatch-article__body h2 { font-size: 1.45rem; margin-top: 1.85rem; }
.dispatch-article__body h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; margin-top: 1.6rem; }

.dispatch-article__body blockquote {
  margin: 1.85rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.dispatch-article__body a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.dispatch-article__body ul, .dispatch-article__body ol { list-style: disc; padding-left: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.dispatch-article__body ol { list-style: decimal; }

.dispatch-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1.85rem; }
.dispatch-tags a {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.65rem;
}
.dispatch-tags a:hover { border-color: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-related { margin-top: 2.75rem; padding-top: 1.75rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--color-ink); }
.dispatch-related__title { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   10. Pagination, forms, comments
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-pagination {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
}

.dispatch-comments { margin-top: 2.75rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); }

.dispatch-comments textarea,
.dispatch-comments input[type="text"],
.dispatch-comments input[type="email"],
.dispatch-comments input[type="url"] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-rule);
  background: var(--color-white);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   11. Footer
----------------------------------------------------------- */
.dispatch-footer { background: var(--color-black); color: var(--color-white); margin-top: 2.5rem; }

.dispatch-footer__inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.75rem 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .dispatch-footer__inner { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

.dispatch-footer h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-white);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.dispatch-footer ul li { margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.dispatch-footer a {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.dispatch-footer a:hover { opacity: 1; text-decoration: none; }

.dispatch-colophon {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  opacity: 0.55;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* -----------------------------------------------------------
   12. Responsive nav toggle
----------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .dispatch-nav__toggle { display: inline-block; }
  .dispatch-nav ul { display: none; flex-direction: column; }
  .dispatch-nav.is-open ul { display: flex; }
  .dispatch-nav li { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule); }
  .dispatch-search input[type="search"] { width: 6.5rem; }
}