.custom-two-column {
    display: flex;
    gap: var(--blog-gap, 0px); /* adjust column gap via CSS variable */
}

.custom-two-column .column-left {
    flex: 0 0 65%;
    min-width: 0;
    background-color: #FFFEF9;
}

.pre-blog-text{
    display: table;
    width: 100%;
}

.pre-blog-text h2{
    font-size: 32px;
    margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
    padding: 0;
    color: #1F1F1D;
}

.pre-blog-text p{
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    color: #5C5C53;
}


.custom-two-column .column-right {
    flex: 0 0 35%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0px; /* gap between the 4 mini items */
    background-color: #F3EFE4;
}

.woo-featured-post .post-title a {
    margin: 0 20px 0px 0px;
    color: #1F1F1D;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.woo-featured-post .post-thumbnail {
    margin: 20px 0px;
}

.woo-featured-post-thumbnail{
    margin: 20px 0px;
    display: table;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 350px;
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
}
.woo-featured-post .post-thumbnail img{
    border-radius: 2px;
}
.woo-featured-post .post-excerpt {
    margin: 0 20px 0px 0px;
    color: #5C5C53;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.woo-featured-post .read-more {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 15px;
    color: #5C5C53;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.mini-post {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px #E0DDD9 solid;
    padding: 10px 20px;
}

.mini-post:not(.mini-heading):hover{
    background-color: #D8D8C6;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.mini-post.mini-heading{
    text-align: center;
    align-content: center;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #5C5C53;
    display: block;
    padding: 20px;
}

.mini-post .mini-thumbnail img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

.mini-title a{
    color: #1F1F1D;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 20px;
}

.mini-title a:hover{
    color: #1F1F1D;
}

.mini-btn{
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    align-content: center;
}

.mini-btn a {
    display: block;
    width: 80%;
    background-color: #5C5C53;
    border: 2px #5C5C53 solid;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: #FFFEF9;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    margin: auto;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-align: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.5s;
}
.mini-btn a:hover {
    background-color: #9b9b8b;
    border: 2px #9b9b8b solid;
    color: #fff;
}

/* PAGINATION */
.elementor-pagination {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;   /* numbers stay centered */
    align-items: center;
    position: relative;        /* allows absolute positioning for prev/next */
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding: 30px 0px;
    border-top: 1px #E0DDD9 solid;
}

/* Prev on the far left */
.elementor-pagination .prev {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
}

.elementor-pagination .prev::before {
    content: '\f060'; /* FA arrow left */
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    display: inline-block;
    font-style: normal;
    font-variant: normal;
    text-rendering: auto;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-right: 7px;
}

/* Next on the far right */
.elementor-pagination .next {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
}
.elementor-pagination .next::after {
    content: '\f061'; /* FA arrow right */
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    display: inline-block;
    font-style: normal;
    font-variant: normal;
    text-rendering: auto;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-left: 7px;
}

.elementor-pagination .page-numbers.current{
    background-color: #F36F21;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    height: 25px;
    width: 25px;
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
    .custom-two-column {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .custom-two-column .column-left,
    .custom-two-column .column-right {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
    }
    .woo-featured-post .read-more{
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .mini-post {
        gap: 15px;
        padding: 15px 20px;
    }
    .mini-title a{
        font-size: 14px;
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 15px;
    }
    .mini-btn {
        padding: 20px 0px;
    }
}

/* CHECKBOX STYLE */
input[type="checkbox"]{
    display: inline-block;
    border: .125rem solid;
    border-color: #bebebe !important;
    border-radius: .1875rem;
    width: 1.4375rem;
    height: 1.4375rem;
    position: relative;
    -webkit-appearance: none!important;
    -moz-appearance: none!important;
    appearance: none!important;
    margin-right: .8125rem;
    transition: all .3s;
    cursor: pointer
}

input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
    border-color: #212227 !important;
}

input[type="checkbox"]::before{
    content: " ";
    display: block;
    height: .75rem;
    width: .375rem;
    background-color: transparent;
    position: absolute;
    top: .125rem;
    left: .4375rem;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #212227;
    border-right: 3px solid #212227;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .2s;
    transform: rotate(45deg)
}

input[type="checkbox"]:checked::before {
    opacity: 1;
}