:root {
            --primary: #0d6efd;
            --secondary: #6c757d;
            --success: #198754;
            --info: #0dcaf0;
            --warning: #ffc107;
            --danger: #dc3545;
            --light: #f8f9fa;
            --dark: #212529;
            --trimplin-blue: #053a83;
            --trimplin-teal: #05cc9e;
            --trimplin-green: #2ed90e;
            --bg: #0b0b0e;
            --surface: #111217;
            --muted: #a4a8b3;
            --text: #e9ecf1;
            --brand: #4f7cff;
            --brand-2: #00d4b3;

            /* New color palette */
            --color1: #06c7e1;
            --color2: #073d85;
            --color3: #adeb07;
            --color4: #25d80e;
            --color5: #05d194;
            --color6: #06d556;
            --color7: #067fb1;
            --color8: #7cdc2e;
            --color9: #07b3a8;
            --color10: #47d999;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
            color: #333;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            background-color: #f9fafc;
        }

        h1,
        h2,
        h3,
        h4,
        h5,
        h6 {
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        /* Navigation */
        /* Navigation */
      .navbar {
        padding: 15px 0;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important;
        backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
        box-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      }

      .navbar-brand {
        font-weight: 800;
        font-size: 28px;
        color: var(--trimplin-blue);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
      }

      .navbar-brand span {
        color: var(--trimplin-teal);
      }

      .nav-link {
        color: var(--trimplin-blue) !important;
        font-weight: 600;
        margin: 0 8px;
        position: relative;
        padding: 8px 12px !important;
        border-radius: 4px;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .nav-link:hover {
        color: white !important;
        background-color: var(--trimplin-blue);
      }

      .btn-primary {
        background: linear-gradient(
          135deg,
          var(--trimplin-blue) 0%,
          var(--trimplin-teal) 100%
        );
        border: none;
        padding: 12px 30px;
        border-radius: 30px;
        font-weight: 600;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .btn-primary:hover {
        transform: translateY(-3px);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.2);
      }

      /* Top Bar */
      .topbar {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0f1118, #151a23);
        color: #cfd5e2;
        padding: 8px 0;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        text-align: center;
      }

      .topbar span {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        margin: 0 10px;
      }

        /* Blog Hero Section */
        .blog-hero {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #60D270 0%, #053a83 100%);
            color: white;
            padding: 150px 0 100px;
            border-radius: 0 0 80px 80px;
            margin-bottom: 50px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .blog-hero::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1440 320'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.1' d='M0,128L48,117.3C96,107,192,85,288,112C384,139,480,213,576,224C672,235,768,181,864,165.3C960,149,1056,171,1152,186.7C1248,203,1344,213,1392,218.7L1440,224L1440,0L1392,0C1344,0,1248,0,1152,0C1056,0,960,0,864,0C768,0,672,0,576,0C480,0,384,0,288,0C192,0,96,0,48,0L0,0Z'%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        .blog-hero h1 {
            font-weight: 800;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            font-size: 3.5rem;
        }

        .blog-hero p {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            max-width: 700px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
        }

        /* Breadcrumb */
        .breadcrumb-container {
            background-color: #f8f9fa;
            padding: 15px 0;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .breadcrumb {
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        /* Blog Section */
        .blog-section {
            padding: 80px 0;
            position: relative;
        }

        .section-title {
            margin-bottom: 60px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .section-title .subtitle {
            color: #8ba7ff;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            display: block;
        }

        /* Blog Layout */
        .blog-container {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
            gap: 40px;
        }

        /* Blog Posts */
        .blog-post {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 20px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .blog-post:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
        }

        .post-image {
            width: 100%;
            aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;
            background: #111;
        }

        /* Image styling */
        .post-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: center center;
            transition: transform 0.6s ease;
        }

        /* Hover zoom effect */
        .post-card:hover .post-image img {
            transform: scale(1.08);
        }

        /* Dark overlay */
        .image-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(
                180deg,
                rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0),
                rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)
            );
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* Title on image */
        .image-title {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 14px;
            left: 14px;
            right: 14px;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            z-index: 3;
            line-height: 1.3;
            text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
        }

        /* Fallback style */
        .fallback-icon {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            font-size: 4rem;
            color: white;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--trimplin-blue), var(--trimplin-teal));
        }

        /* Card subtle animation */
        .post-card {
            border-radius: 16px;
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
        }

        .post-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-6px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
        }


        .post-content {
            padding: 30px;
        }

        .post-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: #666;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .post-meta span {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            margin-right: 20px;
        }

        .post-meta i {
            margin-right: 5px;
            color: var(--trimplin-teal);
        }

        .post-title {
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
        }

        .post-excerpt {
            color: #555;
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .post-tags {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .tag {
            background: rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.1);
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            padding: 5px 12px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            margin-right: 10px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .tag:hover {
            background: var(--trimplin-blue);
            color: white;
        }

        .read-more {
            color: var(--trimplin-teal);
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .read-more:hover {
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
        }

        .read-more i {
            margin-left: 5px;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .read-more:hover i {
            transform: translateX(5px);
        }

        /* Sidebar */
        .sidebar {
            position: sticky;
            top: 100px;
        }

        .sidebar-widget {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 20px;
            padding: 30px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .widget-title {
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            padding-bottom: 10px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.1);
            position: relative;
        }

        .widget-title::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -2px;
            left: 0;
            width: 40px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--trimplin-teal);
        }

        /* Search Widget */
        .search-form {
            position: relative;
        }

        .search-input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 12px 20px;
            border: 1px solid #e9ecef;
            border-radius: 30px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .search-input:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--trimplin-teal);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(5, 204, 158, 0.1);
        }

        .search-button {
            position: absolute;
            right: 5px;
            top: 5px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--trimplin-blue) 0%, var(--trimplin-teal) 100%);
            border: none;
            color: white;
            width: 40px;
            height: 40px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .search-button:hover {
            transform: rotate(15deg);
        }

        /* Categories Widget */
        .categories-list {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .categories-list li {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            padding-bottom: 10px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
        }

        .categories-list li:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-bottom: 0;
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .categories-list a {
            color: #555;
            text-decoration: none;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .categories-list a:hover {
            color: var(--trimplin-teal);
        }

        .categories-list span {
            background: rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.1);
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            padding: 2px 8px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
        }

        /* Recent Posts Widget */
        .recent-post {
            display: flex;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            padding-bottom: 15px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
        }

        .recent-post:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-bottom: 0;
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .recent-post-image {
            width: 70px;
            height: 70px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-right: 15px;
            flex-shrink: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--trimplin-blue) 0%, var(--trimplin-teal) 100%);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: white;
        }

        .recent-post-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .recent-post-content h4 {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        .recent-post-content h4 a {
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .recent-post-content h4 a:hover {
            color: var(--trimplin-teal);
        }

        .recent-post-date {
            color: #666;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .recent-post-date i {
            margin-right: 5px;
            color: var(--trimplin-teal);
            font-size: 0.7rem;
        }

        /* Tags Widget */
        .tags-cloud {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 8px;
        }

        /* Newsletter Widget */
        .newsletter-form {
            margin-top: 20px;
        }

        .newsletter-input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 12px 20px;
            border: 1px solid #e9ecef;
            border-radius: 30px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .newsletter-input:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--trimplin-teal);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(5, 204, 158, 0.1);
        }

        .newsletter-button {
            width: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--trimplin-blue) 0%, var(--trimplin-teal) 100%);
            border: none;
            color: white;
            padding: 12px 20px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .newsletter-button:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.2);
        }

        /* Pagination */
        .pagination {
            justify-content: center;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .page-link {
            padding: 10px 18px;
            border: none;
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
            font-weight: 600;
            border-radius: 10px !important;
            margin: 0 5px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .page-link:hover {
            background: rgba(5, 58, 131, 0.1);
            color: var(--trimplin-blue);
        }

        .page-item.active .page-link {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--trimplin-blue) 0%, var(--trimplin-teal) 100%);
            color: white;
        }

        /* CTA Section */
        .cta-section {
            padding: 80px 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #60D270 0%, #053a83 100%);
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-top: 50px;
        }

        .cta-doodle {
            position: absolute;
            width: 180px;
            height: 180px;
            opacity: 0.7;
          }

          .cta-doodle-1 {
            top: -50px;
            left: -30px;
            background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 180 180'%3E%3Cpath d='M90,30 C130,30 150,60 150,90 C150,120 130,150 90,150 C50,150 30,120 30,90 C30,60 50,30 90,30 Z' fill='none' stroke='white' stroke-width='4'/%3E%3Cpath d='M70,70 L110,70 L110,110 L70,110 Z' fill='none' stroke='%23053a83' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")
              no-repeat center;
          }

          .cta-doodle-2 {
            bottom: -60px;
            right: -40px;
            background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 180 180'%3E%3Cpolygon points='90,30 150,90 90,150 30,90' fill='none' stroke='white' stroke-width='4'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='90' cy='90' r='30' fill='none' stroke='%232ed90e' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")
              no-repeat center;
          }

        .cta-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .btn-hero {
            background: linear-gradient(
              135deg,
              #1a2980 0%,
              var(--trimplin-blue) 100%
            );
            border: none;
            color: #fff !important;;
            font-weight: 700;
            padding: 15px 40px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            margin-right: 15px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(5, 204, 158, 0.3);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
          }

          .btn-hero:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(5, 204, 158, 0.4);
            background-color: white !important;
            color: white !important;
          }

        /* Footer */
      footer {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--trimplin-blue) 0%, #042c68 100%);
        color: white;
        padding: 60px 0 20px;
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
      }

      /* Doodle decorations */
      .footer-doodle {
        position: absolute;
        width: 100px;
        height: 100px;
        opacity: 0.5;
        background-size: contain;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
      }

      /* Left doodle */
      .footer-doodle-1 {
        bottom: 80% !important;
        left: 2%;
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'%3E%3Cpath d='M50,20 C70,20 80,30 80,50 C80,70 70,80 50,80 C30,80 20,70 20,50 C20,30 30,20 50,20 Z' fill='none' stroke='%2305cc9e' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='50' r='15' fill='none' stroke='%232ed90e' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      }

      /* Right doodle */
      .footer-doodle-2 {
        bottom: 20%;
        right: 7%;
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'%3E%3Cpolygon points='50,20 80,50 50,80 20,50' fill='none' stroke='%2305cc9e' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='50' r='10' fill='none' stroke='%232ed90e' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      }

      /* Logo */
      .footer-logo {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;

        /* Your preferred desktop placement */
        margin-top: -60px;
        margin-bottom: -60px;
        margin-left: -80px;
        margin-right: auto;
      }

      .footer-logo img {
        max-width: 200px;
        height: auto;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .footer-logo span {
        color: var(--trimplin-teal);
      }

      /* About and links */
      .footer-about,
      .footer-links {
        text-align: left;
        padding: 0 10px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .footer-links h5 {
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
        position: relative;
        padding-bottom: 8px;
      }

      .footer-links h5::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 40px;
        height: 3px;
        background: var(--trimplin-teal);
        border-radius: 2px;
      }

      .footer-links ul {
        list-style: none;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
      }

      .footer-links li {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
      }

      .footer-links a {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .footer-links a:hover {
        color: var(--trimplin-teal);
        padding-left: 5px;
      }

      /* Social icons */
      .social-icons a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        color: white;
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        margin-right: 10px;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .social-icons a:hover {
        background: var(--trimplin-teal);
        color: var(--trimplin-blue);
        transform: translateY(-5px);
      }

      /* Layout alignment fix */
      footer .row {
        align-items: flex-start;
        text-align: left;
      }

      footer .row > div {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }

      /* Copyright */
      .copyright {
        text-align: center;
        padding-top: 30px;
        margin-top: 40px;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
      }

      /* ===========================
         RESPONSIVE FIXES
         =========================== */

      @media (max-width: 1200px) {
        .footer-logo {
          margin-top: -40px;
          margin-bottom: -40px;
          margin-left: -40px;
          margin-right: auto;
        }
      }

      @media (max-width: 992px) {
        .footer-logo img {
          max-width: 180px;
        }
        .footer-logo {
          margin-top: -30px;
          margin-bottom: -30px;
          margin-left: 0;
          margin-right: 0;
        }
      }

      @media (max-width: 768px) {
        footer .row {
          text-align: center;
          align-items: center;
        }

        .footer-logo img {
          max-width: 220px; /* slightly larger logo on mobile */
        }

        .footer-logo {
          margin-top: 30px;   /* ✅ added top margin */
          margin-bottom: 40px; /* ✅ added bottom margin */
          margin-left: 0;
          margin-right: 0;
        }

        .footer-about,
        .footer-links {
          margin-bottom: 30px;
          text-align: center !important;
        }

        .social-icons a {
          margin-right: 6px;
          justify-content: center !important;
        }
      }

      @media (max-width: 576px) {
        .footer-logo img {
          max-width: 240px;
          margin-top: -150px;
          margin-bottom: -150px; /* ✅ bigger on small phones */
        }

        .footer-logo {
          margin-top: 40px;   /* ✅ more top margin */
          margin-bottom: 50px; /* ✅ more bottom margin */
        }

        .footer-links h5::after {
          left: 50%;
          transform: translateX(-50%);
        }

        .footer-links {
          text-align: center;
        }

        .footer-links ul li {
          margin-bottom: 8px;
        }
      }

        /* Responsive Adjustments */
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .blog-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.8rem;
            }

            .blog-hero p {
                font-size: 1.1rem;
            }

            .blog-container {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 30px;
            }

            .sidebar {
                position: static;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .blog-hero {
                padding: 120px 0 60px;
            }

            .blog-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.5rem;
            }

            .cta-section {
                border-radius: 50px;
            }

            .post-content {
                padding: 20px;
            }

            .post-title {
                font-size: 1.5rem;
            }

            .sidebar-widget {
                padding: 20px;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 576px) {
            .post-meta {
                flex-direction: column;
                align-items: flex-start;
            }

            .post-meta span {
                margin-bottom: 5px;
            }
        }
        /* Particle background */
          .particles {
              position: absolute;
              top: 0;
              left: 0;
              width: 100%;
              height: 100%;
              overflow: hidden;
              z-index: 1;
          }
            
          .particle {
              position: absolute;
              border-radius: 50%;
              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
              animation: particle-float 15s infinite linear;
          }
          
          @keyframes particle-float {
              0% {
                  transform: translateY(100vh) translateX(0);
              }
              100% {
                  transform: translateY(-100px) translateX(100px);
              }
          }
          
          /* Glowing effect */
        .glow {
            position: absolute;
            width: 300px;
            height: 300px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
            filter: blur(40px);
            z-index: 1;
            animation: glow-move 10s infinite alternate ease-in-out;
          }

          .glow-1 {
              top: -100px;
              right: -100px;
              animation-delay: 0s;
          }

          .glow-2 {
              bottom: -150px;
              left: -100px;
              animation-delay: 2s;
          }

          @keyframes glow-move {
              0% {
                  transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
                  opacity: 0.6;
              }
              50% {
                  transform: translate(50px, 50px) scale(1.2);
                  opacity: 0.8;
              }
              100% {
                  transform: translate(-30px, -30px) scale(0.9);
                  opacity: 0.5;
              }
          }

          /* Particle background - CORRECTED */
          .particles {
              position: absolute;
              top: 0;
              left: 0;
              width: 100%;
              height: 100%;
              overflow: hidden;
              z-index: 1;
          }

          .particle {
              position: absolute;
              border-radius: 50%;
              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
              animation: particle-float 15s infinite linear;
          }

          @keyframes particle-float {
              0% {
                  transform: translateY(100vh) translateX(0) rotate(0deg);
                  opacity: 0;
              }
              10% {
                  opacity: 0.7;
              }
              90% {
                  opacity: 0.7;
              }
              100% {
                  transform: translateY(-100px) translateX(100px) rotate(360deg);
                  opacity: 0;
              }
          }

          /* Particle background */
      .particles {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0;
          left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          height: 100%;
          overflow: hidden;
          z-index: 1;
      }
        
      .particle {
          position: absolute;
          border-radius: 50%;
          background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
          animation: particle-float 15s infinite linear;
      }
      
      @keyframes particle-float {
          0% {
              transform: translateY(100vh) translateX(0);
          }
          100% {
              transform: translateY(-100px) translateX(100px);
          }
      }
      
      /* Glowing effect */
    .glow {
        position: absolute;
        width: 300px;
        height: 300px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
        filter: blur(40px);
        z-index: 1;
        animation: glow-move 10s infinite alternate ease-in-out;
      }

      .glow-1 {
          top: -100px;
          right: -100px;
          animation-delay: 0s;
      }

      .glow-2 {
          bottom: -150px;
          left: -100px;
          animation-delay: 2s;
      }

      @keyframes glow-move {
          0% {
              transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
              opacity: 0.6;
          }
          50% {
              transform: translate(50px, 50px) scale(1.2);
              opacity: 0.8;
          }
          100% {
              transform: translate(-30px, -30px) scale(0.9);
              opacity: 0.5;
          }
      }

      /* Particle background - CORRECTED */
      .particles {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0;
          left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          height: 100%;
          overflow: hidden;
          z-index: 1;
      }

      .particle {
          position: absolute;
          border-radius: 50%;
          background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
          animation: particle-float 15s infinite linear;
      }

      @keyframes particle-float {
          0% {
              transform: translateY(100vh) translateX(0) rotate(0deg);
              opacity: 0;
          }
          10% {
              opacity: 0.7;
          }
          90% {
              opacity: 0.7;
          }
          100% {
              transform: translateY(-100px) translateX(100px) rotate(360deg);
              opacity: 0;
          }
      }

      .pagination-wrapper {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            margin: 30px 0;
        }

        .pagination {
            list-style: none;
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .page-item .page-link {
            display: block;
            padding: 8px 16px;
            background-color: #f2f2f2;
            color: #333;
            border-radius: 5px;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: 0.3s;
        }

        .page-item .page-link:hover {
            background: linear-gradient(
                135deg,
                var(--trimplin-blue) 0%,
                var(--trimplin-teal) 100%
            );
            color: #fff;
        }

        .page-item.active .page-link {
            background: linear-gradient(
                135deg,
                var(--trimplin-blue) 0%,
                var(--trimplin-teal) 100%
            );
            color: #fff;
            pointer-events: none;
        }