.ev-vertical-posts-wrapper {
    max-width: 730px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    color: #222;
}

.ev-vertical-posts-title {
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #0b3d91; /* accent color */
}

/* grid: vertical column (one under another) */
.ev-vertical-posts {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0px;
}

/* card */

.ev-post-card {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    background: #fff;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 33px;
}

.ev-post-card:first-child {
    margin-top: 0px;
}

/* small date top centered */
.ev-post-date {
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #000000;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* title */
.ev-post-title {
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #000000;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 70px;
}

.ev-post-title a {
    color: #111;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* image */
.ev-post-thumb {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto 41px;
    text-align: center;
}

.ev-post-thumb img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* excerpt */
.ev-post-excerpt {
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #000000;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/* footer: button + comments */
.ev-post-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 33px;
}

.ev-post-footer:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}

.ev-read-more {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 13px 33px;
    background: #002D57;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.ev-comments {
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    color: #000000;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    right: 0;
}

.ev-pagination {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: start;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    align-items: center;
}

.ev-pagination button {
    width: 23px;
    height: 23px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    background: #D9D9D9;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: Inter;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 100%;
    text-transform: uppercase;

}

.ev-pagination button.ev-active {
    background: #002D57;
    color: #fff;
}

.ev-pagination button:disabled {
    opacity: 0.45;
    cursor: default;
}

/* loading state */
.ev-vertical-posts-wrapper.ev-loading .ev-post-card {
    opacity: 0.5;
}


/* responsive */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .ev-vertical-posts-wrapper {
        padding: 0 12px;
    }
}

/* responsive */
@media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
    .ev-read-more {
        padding: 11px 15px;
    }

    .ev-pagination {
        gap: 10px;
    }
}