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.elementor-element.elementor-element-b2b34cc{--content-width:1200px;}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6dc8c25{--content-width:1280px;}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6f00f8a{--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-f83b2dc .elementor-heading-title{font-size:11px;}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-fcace22 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:30px;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b2b34cc{--padding-top:12px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6dc8c25{--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-posts-nothing-found{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-eb66be6 .elementor-posts-container .elementor-post__thumbnail{padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * 100% );}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-eb66be6:after{content:"0.5";}.elementor-1244 .elementor-element.elementor-element-eb66be6 .elementor-post__thumbnail__link{width:100%;}}/* Start custom CSS *//* ProTech Blog Archive — custom styles
   --------------------------------------------------- */

.gradientHeading span {
  color: #B268FF;
}

/* Compact archive hero intro */
.archive-hero-intro p {
  font-size: 15px !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 0 auto 22px !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
}

/* Category pills — clean filter row */
.protech-cat-pills {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 auto !important;
  max-width: 1000px;
}
.protech-cat-pills .pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  font-family: 'Gilroy', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #475569 !important;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #EBD9FF;
  border-radius: 50px;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: all 0.18s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.protech-cat-pills .pill:hover {
  color: #541FCC !important;
  border-color: #B268FF;
  background: #FAF6FF;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
/* Active state — purple bg + white text, set by body class */
.blog .protech-cat-pills .pill-all,
.category-product-updates .protech-cat-pills .pill-product-updates,
.category-merchant-resources .protech-cat-pills .pill-merchant-resources,
.category-compliance-security .protech-cat-pills .pill-compliance-security,
.category-partner-program .protech-cat-pills .pill-partner-program,
.category-industry-guides .protech-cat-pills .pill-industry-guides,
.category-case-studies .protech-cat-pills .pill-case-studies {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #541FCC, #B268FF) !important;
  color: #FFFFFF !important;
  border-color: transparent !important;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px -4px rgba(84,31,204,0.30) !important;
}

/* Featured image — uniform purple overlay so all post thumbnails share the
   on-brand wash (matches home Our Services tint). */
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,
    rgba(84, 31, 204, 0.80) 0%,
    rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.70) 35%,
    rgba(178, 104, 255, 0.65) 70%,
    rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.78) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: inherit;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail img {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 0;
  filter: saturate(0.6) contrast(1.1) brightness(0.95);
}

/* Posts grid card design */
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post {
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #EBD9FF;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 48px -12px rgba(84, 31, 204, 0.18);
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail__link img,
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail img {
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post:hover .elementor-post__thumbnail__link img,
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post:hover .elementor-post__thumbnail img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__text {
  padding: 24px;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__title {
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  font-size: 20px !important;
  line-height: 1.3 !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__title a {
  color: #1C1B35;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__title a:hover {
  color: #541FCC;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__excerpt,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__excerpt,
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p {
  font-family: 'Gilroy', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
  color: #475569 !important;
  margin: 6px 0 14px !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0 !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p {
  margin: 0 !important;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data {
  font-family: 'Gilroy', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 12px !important;
  color: #94A3B8 !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;
}
/* Hide ugly "///" separator + No Comments — keep only the date */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-date,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-date {
  display: inline !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-avatar,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-avatar {
  display: none !important;
}
/* Strip the default Elementor separator span */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data > *,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data > * {
  display: inline !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data span:not(.elementor-post-date):not(.elementor-post-author):not(.elementor-icon-list-text),
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data span:not(.elementor-post-date):not(.elementor-post-author):not(.elementor-icon-list-text) {
  display: none !important;
}
/* Comments count, "///" separators — kill them */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-comments,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-post-comments,
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-icon-list-text:contains("Comments"),
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__meta-data .elementor-icon-list-text:contains("Comments") {
  display: none !important;
}

/* "Read More »" — purple link, no green default, no arrow */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  font-family: 'Gilroy', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  color: #541FCC !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px !important;
  margin-top: 4px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  border: none !important;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more::after,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more::after {
  content: " →" !important;
  margin-left: 4px !important;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
  display: inline-block;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more:hover,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more:hover {
  color: #B268FF !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more:hover::after,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}
/* If the widget has the trailing » character baked in, hide it */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more {
  font-size: 0 !important; /* trick: hide widget's default content */
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more::before,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more::before {
  content: "Read article" !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__read-more::after,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__read-more::after {
  content: " →" !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  margin-left: 4px !important;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

/* Card padding refinements */
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__text,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__text {
  padding: 22px !important;
}
.elementor-widget-posts .elementor-post__title,
.elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-post__title {
  margin: 6px 0 10px 0 !important;
}

.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-pagination {
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-pagination .page-numbers {
  border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  margin: 0 4px;
  color: #1C1B35;
  border: 1px solid #EBD9FF;
}
.elementor-widget-posts, .elementor-widget-archive-posts .elementor-pagination .page-numbers.current {
  background: #541FCC;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  border-color: #541FCC;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start Custom Fonts CSS */@font-face {
	font-family: 'Gilroy';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 400;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://protechpayments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gilroy-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Gilroy';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://protechpayments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gilroy-Medium.ttf') format('truetype');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Gilroy';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 600;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://protechpayments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gilroy-SemiBold.ttf') format('truetype');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Gilroy';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 700;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://protechpayments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gilroy-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
}
/* End Custom Fonts CSS */