/* HostPlus 2026 Blog — scoped styling, no Avada Header/Footer overrides. */
/* Avada renders a duplicate title + breadcrumb bar above our own Blog hero.
   Hide it only while the custom Blog template is active; never globally. */
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .fusion-page-title-bar,
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .fusion-page-title-bar-wrapper,
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .fusion-page-title-bar-wrap {
  display: none !important;
}

.hp26-blog-main{margin:0;padding:0;max-width:none!important;width:100%;overflow:clip}
.hp26-bg{--hpb-navy:#10345d;--hpb-deep:#091f42;--hpb-orange:#fa8504;--hpb-pale:#f1f6fe;--hpb-line:#e1e9f4;--hpb-text:#536b88;color:var(--hpb-navy);font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;overflow:clip}
.hp26-bg *{box-sizing:border-box}.hp26-bg a{text-decoration:none}.hp26-bg a:hover{text-decoration:none}
.hp26-bg button,.hp26-bg input{font:inherit}.hp26-bg h1,.hp26-bg h2,.hp26-bg h3,.hp26-bg p{margin-top:0}.hp26-bg h1,.hp26-bg h2,.hp26-bg h3{color:var(--hpb-navy);letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:850;line-height:1.17}
.hp26-bg-wrap{width:min(1260px,calc(100% - 54px));margin:0 auto}
.hp26-bg-eyebrow{display:block;color:#e67600;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.5}
/* Blog-only full-bleed hero: the Avada layout can add ~30px gutters outside our custom template.
   Expand the pale-blue background to the viewport while retaining the centered inner .hp26-bg-wrap.
   The two scoped wrapper adjustments permit the hero to extend beyond inherited Avada gutters. */
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .hp26-blog-main,
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .hp26-bg {overflow:visible}
body.hp26-blog-layout-active {overflow-x:clip}
body.hp26-blog-layout-active .hp26-bg-hero {
  width:100vw;
  max-width:none;
  margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);
  margin-right:calc(50% - 50vw);
}
.hp26-bg-hero{background:linear-gradient(110deg,#f0f6ff 0%,#e5f0ff 54%,#dceaff 100%);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hp26-bg-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.04fr);align-items:center;min-height:435px;gap:30px;padding:56px 0 62px}
.hp26-bg-hero-copy{position:relative;z-index:2}.hp26-bg-hero h1{font-size:clamp(39px,4.1vw,58px);max-width:610px;margin:10px 0 18px;line-height:1.09;color:var(--hpb-navy)}
.hp26-bg-hero h1 span{display:block;color:var(--hpb-orange);margin-top:5px;font-size:.79em;line-height:1.11}
.hp26-bg-hero-copy>p{color:#486684;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;max-width:585px;margin:0 0 24px}
.hp26-bg-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:9px;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 17px;min-height:43px;font-size:12px;font-weight:850;line-height:1.2;transition:transform .2s,background-color .2s,border-color .2s;white-space:normal;text-align:center}
.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}.hp26-bg-btn svg,.hp26-bg-read svg,.hp26-bg-aside-help a svg{width:15px;height:15px;flex-shrink:0}
.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-orange{background:var(--hpb-orange);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 6px 14px rgba(245,126,0,.12)}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-orange:hover{background:#e77800;color:#fff}
.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-white{background:#fff;color:#133866;border:1px solid #dce7f7}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-white:hover{background:#f9fcff;color:#123760}
.hp26-bg-hero-chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 23px;margin-top:22px;font-size:11px;color:#627d9a;font-weight:650}.hp26-bg-hero-chips span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px}.hp26-bg-hero-chips svg{width:13px;height:13px;color:var(--hpb-orange)}
/* Editorial CSS illustration */
.hp26-bg-illustration{position:relative;min-height:325px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.hp26-bg-art-orbit{position:absolute;border:1px solid rgba(48,125,207,.11);border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none}.hp26-bg-art-orbit-one{width:560px;height:360px;right:-72px;top:-15px;transform:rotate(-14deg)}.hp26-bg-art-orbit-two{width:420px;height:285px;right:9%;top:27px;transform:rotate(-18deg)}
.hp26-bg-art-window{position:relative;z-index:1;width:88%;max-width:515px;background:#fff;border:5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.65);border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 24px 50px rgba(34,89,157,.18);transform:rotate(-5deg);overflow:hidden}
.hp26-bg-art-bar{height:39px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;border-bottom:1px solid #e9eff9;background:#f8fbff;padding:0 13px}.hp26-bg-art-bar i{width:5px;height:5px;background:#ffc78c;border-radius:50%}.hp26-bg-art-bar i:nth-child(2){background:#bdd9fa}.hp26-bg-art-bar i:nth-child(3){background:#96d6ca}.hp26-bg-art-bar b{margin-left:10px;color:#244f7e;font-size:12px}.hp26-bg-art-bar small{margin-left:auto;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.11em;color:#8199b4;font-weight:800}
.hp26-bg-art-body{padding:30px 39px 27px}.hp26-bg-art-caption{color:#f58a1a;font-size:9px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.11em}.hp26-bg-art-body>strong{display:block;margin:8px 0 16px;color:#173a68;font-size:27px;letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:1.14}.hp26-bg-art-row{display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:center;padding:10px 12px;margin:9px 0;border:1px solid #eaf0f9;border-radius:8px;background:#fafcff}.hp26-bg-art-icon{display:grid;place-items:center;width:33px;height:33px;border-radius:8px;background:#e8f2ff;color:#367cdd;font-size:18px}.hp26-bg-art-icon.alt{background:#fff0dc;color:#e58a20}.hp26-bg-art-row>div{flex:1}.hp26-bg-art-row i{display:block;height:7px;border-radius:6px;background:#dae6f6;margin:5px 0;width:83%}.hp26-bg-art-row i+ i{height:5px;width:55%;background:#e8eef7}.hp26-bg-art-float{position:absolute;z-index:2;background:#fff;padding:10px 13px;right:0;top:21px;border-radius:9px;box-shadow:0 8px 22px rgba(34,82,143,.13);font-size:10px;color:var(--hpb-orange);font-weight:900;transform:rotate(4deg)}
.hp26-bg-section{background:#fff;padding:70px 0 90px}.hp26-bg-heading{text-align:center;margin:0 auto 31px;max-width:810px}.hp26-bg-heading>span{color:#eb7d0c;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.13em}.hp26-bg-heading h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,36px);margin:9px 0}.hp26-bg-heading>p{color:#7589a0;font-size:13px;line-height:1.75}
.hp26-bg-discovery{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;margin:0 0 24px}.hp26-bg-search{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:48px;width:360px;max-width:100%;border:1px solid #dbe7f5;border-radius:9px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 4px 17px rgba(18,63,125,.04);overflow:hidden}.hp26-bg-search label{padding-left:13px;display:flex;align-items:center}.hp26-bg-search svg{width:18px;height:18px;color:#508bd0}.hp26-bg-search input{background:transparent!important;box-shadow:none!important;border:0!important;padding:9px 11px!important;min-width:0;flex:1;color:#16365f;font-size:13px;outline:none!important}.hp26-bg-search input:focus{box-shadow:none!important}.hp26-bg-search button{height:48px;width:46px;flex-shrink:0;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#eff6ff;border:0;cursor:pointer}.hp26-bg-search button:hover{background:#dfecff}
.hp26-bg-category-pills{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;font-size:12px;color:#69819b}.hp26-bg-category-pills span{font-weight:800}.hp26-bg-category-pills a{color:#2c689c;border:1px solid #dbe6f4;border-radius:20px;padding:5px 12px;background:#f5f9fe;font-weight:700}.hp26-bg-category-pills a:hover{background:#e8f3ff;color:#10406e}
.hp26-bg-content-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 278px;gap:23px;align-items:start}.hp26-bg-list{min-width:0}
.hp26-bg-post-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e1eaf4;border-radius:11px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 5px 20px rgba(16,55,103,.045);transition:box-shadow .2s,transform .2s}.hp26-bg-post-card:hover{box-shadow:0 13px 32px rgba(16,55,103,.11);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.hp26-bg-card-media{height:158px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(125deg,#d5eaff,#f6faff);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}.hp26-bg-photo{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.hp26-bg-placeholder{color:#2768ad}.hp26-bg-media-orbit{border:1px solid rgba(44,105,165,.13);position:absolute;width:260px;height:200px;transform:rotate(-20deg);border-radius:50%;top:-50px;right:-30px}.hp26-bg-media-mark{width:58px;height:58px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:15px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.88);box-shadow:0 10px 25px rgba(32,85,148,.08);transform:rotate(-7deg)}.hp26-bg-media-mark svg{width:30px;height:30px}.hp26-bg-media-label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:900;position:absolute;bottom:15px;left:19px;color:#4278b7}.hp26-bg-media-dots{position:absolute;right:18px;bottom:10px;color:#f79119;letter-spacing:4px;font-weight:900}
.hp26-bg-post-info{padding:21px 22px 23px}.hp26-bg-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:5px 14px;align-items:center;color:#7990a8;font-size:10px;font-weight:700}.hp26-bg-meta span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px}.hp26-bg-meta svg{width:13px;height:13px;color:#4592e0}.hp26-bg-post-info h3{font-size:19px;margin:12px 0 9px}.hp26-bg-post-info h2{font-size:26px;margin:12px 0}.hp26-bg-post-info h3 a,.hp26-bg-post-info h2 a{color:#18385f}.hp26-bg-post-info h3 a:hover,.hp26-bg-post-info h2 a:hover{color:#ef8500}.hp26-bg-post-info p{color:#6a7d94;font-size:12px;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:16px}
.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-read{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;color:#eb7900;font-size:11px;font-weight:850}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-read:hover{color:#c65f00}.hp26-bg-featured-label{display:inline-block;color:#e78510;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:900;margin-bottom:10px}
.hp26-bg-featured{display:grid;grid-template-columns:43% minmax(0,1fr);margin-bottom:17px;min-height:253px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-card-media{height:100%;min-height:245px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-media-mark{width:78px;height:78px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-media-mark svg{width:37px;height:37px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-post-info{padding:23px 25px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-post-info p{font-size:12.5px}
.hp26-bg-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:17px}.hp26-bg-cards .hp26-bg-post-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.hp26-bg-cards .hp26-bg-post-info{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}.hp26-bg-cards .hp26-bg-post-info .hp26-bg-read{margin-top:auto}
.hp26-bg-sidebar{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:17px}.hp26-bg-aside-panel,.hp26-bg-aside-help{border:1px solid #e1eaf4;border-radius:10px;padding:24px;background:#f7faff}.hp26-bg-aside-panel{background:#f9fbff}.hp26-bg-aside-icon{width:35px;height:35px;border-radius:8px;display:grid;place-items:center;color:#387bd2;background:#e8f2ff;margin-bottom:13px}.hp26-bg-aside-icon svg{width:19px;height:19px}.hp26-bg-sidebar h3{font-size:19px;margin:0 0 10px}.hp26-bg-sidebar p{font-size:12px;color:#7187a1;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:18px}.hp26-bg-aside-panel ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.hp26-bg-aside-panel li{list-style:none;border-top:1px solid #e5edf7;padding:10px 0;margin:0;font-size:12px}.hp26-bg-aside-panel a{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;color:#42678e;font-weight:700}.hp26-bg-aside-panel a:hover{color:#fa8504}.hp26-bg-aside-panel a span{display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;background:#eaf3ff;color:#4c81ba;border-radius:14px;min-width:22px;padding:1px 5px;font-size:10px}.hp26-bg-aside-help{background:#edf5ff}.hp26-bg-aside-help a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;color:#e67a00;font-size:11px;font-weight:900}.hp26-bg-aside-help a:hover{color:#bc6200}
.hp26-bg-pagination{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin-top:29px}.hp26-bg-pagination a{min-width:36px;min-height:35px;padding:7px 11px;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border:1px solid #dbe7f5;border-radius:6px;color:#345e89;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;background:#fff}.hp26-bg-pagination a:hover{background:#eaf3ff;color:#123e6a}.hp26-bg-pagination a.is-active{background:#123760;color:#fff;border-color:#123760}.hp26-bg-empty{text-align:center;padding:40px;border:1px solid #e5eaf2;border-radius:9px}.hp26-bg-empty h3{font-size:22px}.hp26-bg-empty p{color:#7a8ba0}
.hp26-bg-cta{background:linear-gradient(100deg,#081d3d,#102e58);padding:50px 0;color:#fff}.hp26-bg-cta-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto;align-items:center;gap:30px}.hp26-bg-cta .hp26-bg-eyebrow{color:#ffa52f}.hp26-bg-cta h2{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(23px,2.8vw,33px);margin:9px 0 8px}.hp26-bg-cta p{font-size:13px;color:#c9dbf4;line-height:1.65;margin:0;max-width:745px}.hp26-bg-cta-actions{display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:9px}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-outline{background:transparent;color:#fff;border:1px solid #536e95}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn-outline:hover{background:#173a66;color:#fff}
.hp26-bg-tech{background:#fff;padding:14px 0 15px;border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef6}.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr));align-items:center;gap:21px}.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-cell,.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-link{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:0}.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-img{width:100%;max-width:153px;height:48px;object-fit:contain}.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-name{text-align:center;font-weight:750;color:#143b66}
@media(max-width:1024px){.hp26-bg-content-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 240px;gap:18px}.hp26-bg-art-body{padding:24px}.hp26-bg-hero-grid{gap:15px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-post-info{padding:18px}.hp26-bg-post-info h2{font-size:23px}}
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@media(max-width:560px){.hp26-bg-wrap{width:calc(100% - 30px)}.hp26-bg-hero-grid{padding:42px 0 31px}.hp26-bg-hero h1{font-size:36px}.hp26-bg-hero-copy>p{font-size:13.5px}.hp26-bg-actions{gap:8px}.hp26-bg .hp26-bg-btn{min-height:43px;font-size:11px;padding:11px 14px}.hp26-bg-hero-chips{gap:8px;margin-top:15px}.hp26-bg-illustration{min-height:230px}.hp26-bg-art-window{width:94%}.hp26-bg-art-body{padding:12px 15px}.hp26-bg-art-body>strong{font-size:19px;margin:4px 0 9px}.hp26-bg-art-row{margin:4px 0}.hp26-bg-art-icon{width:25px;height:25px;font-size:12px}.hp26-bg-art-float{right:-2px;top:7px;font-size:8px}.hp26-bg-section{padding:43px 0 53px}.hp26-bg-heading{margin-bottom:22px}.hp26-bg-heading h2{font-size:27px}.hp26-bg-discovery{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}.hp26-bg-search{width:100%}.hp26-bg-featured{display:block}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-card-media{height:160px;min-height:160px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-post-info{padding:21px}.hp26-bg-featured .hp26-bg-post-info h2{font-size:23px}.hp26-bg-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.hp26-bg-cards .hp26-bg-card-media{height:165px}.hp26-bg-sidebar{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hp26-bg-cta{padding:38px 0}.hp26-bg-cta h2{font-size:24px}.hp26-bg-cta-actions{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.hp26-bg-cta-actions .hp26-bg-btn{white-space:normal}.hp26-bg .hp26-tlogos-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}}
@media print{.hp26-bg-hero,.hp26-bg-search,.hp26-bg-category-pills,.hp26-bg-sidebar,.hp26-bg-cta,.hp26-bg-tech,.hp26-bg-pagination{display:none!important}.hp26-bg-section{padding:0}.hp26-bg-content-grid{display:block}.hp26-bg-featured{display:block}.hp26-bg-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hp26-bg-post-card{break-inside:avoid;box-shadow:none}}
/* Keep visually hidden accessibility labels out of the visible search field. */
.hp26-bg .screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;padding:0!important;margin:-1px!important;overflow:hidden!important;clip-path:inset(50%)!important;white-space:nowrap!important;border:0!important}