/* Outer container full width and centered */
.row-carousel {
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 40px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Swiper container – 90% width centered */
.row-carousel .swiper {
  position: relative;
  width: 90%;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 60px; /* leave space for arrows */
}

/* Slides layout */
.row-carousel .swiper-wrapper {
  display: flex;
}

.row-carousel .swiper-slide {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 15px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.row-carousel .swiper-slide:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

/* Image styling */
.row-carousel .entry-featured-image-url img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 6px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Post title & text */
.row-carousel .entry-title {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: left;
}

.row-carousel .post-content-inner p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-top: 5px;
}

/* Navigation arrows */
.row-carousel .swiper-button-next,
.row-carousel .swiper-button-prev {
  color: #5a0a32;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 10;
}

/* Move arrows outside slide area */
.row-carousel .swiper-button-prev {
  left: calc(5% - 60px);
}
.row-carousel .swiper-button-next {
  right: calc(5% - 60px);
}

/* Hover effect */
.row-carousel .swiper-button-next:hover,
.row-carousel .swiper-button-prev:hover {
  background: #5a0a32;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Pagination dots */
.row-carousel .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  background: #555;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.row-carousel .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
  background: #5a0a32;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .row-carousel .swiper {
    width: 95%;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }
  .row-carousel .swiper-button-prev {
    left: calc(2.5% - 30px);
  }
  .row-carousel .swiper-button-next {
    right: calc(2.5% - 30px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .row-carousel .swiper {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 30px;
  }
  .row-carousel .swiper-button-next,
  .row-carousel .swiper-button-prev {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
  }
}


/* Alternating slide background color based on position */
.row-carousel .swiper-slide {
  background-color: #f4f4f4; /* light gray default */
  color: #000;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

/* For every even (right-side) slide */
.row-carousel .swiper-slide:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #5a0a32;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Adjust inner text color inside black slides */
.row-carousel .swiper-slide:nth-child(even) .entry-title a,
.row-carousel .swiper-slide:nth-child(even) .post-content p {
  color: #fff!important;
}