.latest-post-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 12px;
    background-color: #1c1c1c;
    border-radius: 10px;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.latest-post-item:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.latest-post-image {
    width: 135px;
    height: 135px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin-right: 15px;
}

.latest-post-details {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.latest-post-title {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin: 0 0 5px 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, text-shadow 0.3s ease;

    display: block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;

    line-height: 1.3em;
    max-width: 100%;
}

.latest-post-content {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #e0e0e0;
    margin: 5px 0 25px 0;
}

.latest-post-comments {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #f0f0f0;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.latest-post-author, .latest-post-date {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #8f8f8f;
    margin-bottom: 3px;
}


.latest-post-item:hover .latest-post-title {
    color: #00ccff;
}

/* latest-posts-preloader */
.latest-posts-preloader {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100px;
}

.loader {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
}

.loader-bar {
    width: 8px;
    height: 40px;
    background-color: #00ccff;
    animation: loading 0.8s infinite;
}

.loader-bar:nth-child(2) {
    animation-delay: 0.1s;
}

.loader-bar:nth-child(3) {
    animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.loader-bar:nth-child(4) {
    animation-delay: 0.3s;
}

@keyframes loading {
    0% {
        transform: scaleY(1);
    }
    50% {
        transform: scaleY(2);
    }
    100% {
        transform: scaleY(1);
    }
}