/* =========================================
   SIDEBAR CATEGORY STYLING (Premium Look) 
   ========================================= */

.widget_categories {
    padding: 5px 0;
}

.widget_categories .category-item-container {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f8f9fa;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.widget_categories .category-item-container:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.widget_categories .cat-item-row {
    padding: 10px 12px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    border-radius: 6px;
    margin: 2px 0;
}

.widget_categories .cat-item-row:hover {
    background-color: #f0f2ff;
}

.widget_categories .cat-item-row.active {
    background-color: #1500DD;
}

.widget_categories .cat-item-row.active .category-link,
.widget_categories .cat-item-row.active .toggle-cat,
.widget_categories .cat-item-row.active .toggle-arrow-left {
    color: #fff !important;
}

.widget_categories .category-link {
    color: #2D3436;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    flex-grow: 1;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.widget_categories .cat-item-row:hover .category-link {
    color: #1500DD;
}

.widget_categories .toggle-cat,
.widget_categories .toggle-arrow-left {
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #A0AEC0;
    font-size: 11px;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: all 0.3s;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.widget_categories .toggle-cat:hover,
.widget_categories .toggle-arrow-left:hover {
    background-color: rgba(21, 0, 221, 0.1);
    color: #1500DD;
}

.widget_categories .sub-cat-menu {
    border-left: 1px solid #E2E8F0;
    margin-left: 24px;
    padding-left: 5px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    display: none;
}

.sub-category-item {
    position: relative;
}

.sub-category-item .cat-item-row {
    padding: 8px 10px;
}

.sub-category-item .category-link {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: #4A5568;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* Sub-sub categories */
.sub-cat-menu .sub-cat-menu {
    margin-left: 15px;
    border-left: 1px dotted #CBD5E0;
}

.sub-cat-menu .sub-cat-menu .cat-item-row {
    padding: 6px 10px;
}

.sub-cat-menu .sub-cat-menu .category-link {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #718096;
}

/* Placeholder for alignment */
.toggle-placeholder {
    width: 24px;
    display: inline-block;
}

.mr-2 {
    margin-right: 0.5rem !important;
}

.me-2 {
    margin-right: 0.5rem !important;
}