/*
Theme Name: SalesGrowthGuide Snap-Scroll Story Deck
Theme URI: https://salesgrowthguide.com/
Author: SalesGrowthGuide
Description: Premium business authority portal with a full-screen snap-scroll story deck homepage and refined editorial resource templates.
Version: 1.5.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: salesgrowthguide
*/
:root{
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/* v1.2 audit refinements: accessibility, icons, visual systems and long-form content */
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/* SEO architecture / crawl UX */
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.archive-breadcrumb a{color:inherit}.archive-breadcrumb span{opacity:.8}
.related-topic-strip{background:#f3eadb;border-top:1px solid rgba(24,37,42,.09);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(24,37,42,.09)}
.related-topic-strip .panel-inner{padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.related-topic-strip span{font-size:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:800;color:#6f6257}
.related-topic-strip div div{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.related-topic-strip a{display:inline-flex;padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(24,37,42,.14);border-radius:999px;background:#fff;color:#18252a;text-decoration:none;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700}
.related-topic-strip a:hover{border-color:#e45b4d;color:#b83f35}
@media(max-width:700px){.related-topic-strip .panel-inner{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}}


/* Final quality/accessibility pass */
:where(a,button,input,summary):focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--coral);outline-offset:3px}
.search-toggle,.menu-toggle,.search-submit,.btn{touch-action:manipulation}
.entry-content a:not(.btn){text-decoration-thickness:.08em;text-underline-offset:.15em}
.entry-content a:not(.btn):hover{text-decoration:underline}
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@media(max-width:420px){.header-inner{gap:10px}.brand img,.custom-logo{max-width:172px}.post-kicker{gap:7px;flex-wrap:wrap}.hero-actions{gap:14px}.search-submit{padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px}}