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/* SEO/content additions */
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/* Funnel handoff blocks */
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/* Best-Creators.com Public API components */
.api-live-section{border-top:1px solid #e4edf5}
.api-live-note{font-size:.92rem;color:#61788b;margin-top:8px}
.api-status{padding:22px;border:1px solid #dce8f2;border-radius:18px;background:#fff;color:#516b80;text-align:center}
.api-error{background:#fffaf5}
.api-creator-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:24px}
.api-creator-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfeaf3;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(28,65,91,.06);min-width:0}
.api-card-image{display:block;position:relative;aspect-ratio:4/5;background:#edf5fa;overflow:hidden}
.api-card-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;transition:transform .25s ease}
.api-card-image:hover img{transform:scale(1.025)}
.api-rank{position:absolute;z-index:2;top:10px;left:10px;background:#10283a;color:#fff;border-radius:999px;padding:7px 10px;font-weight:800;font-size:.86rem;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
.api-card-body{padding:16px}.api-card-meta{font-size:.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#6e879a;font-weight:700}
.api-card-body h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin:6px 0 8px;line-height:1.2}.api-card-body p{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.45;color:#587083;margin:0 0 12px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.api-card-link{font-weight:800;font-size:.9rem;text-decoration:none}.api-stats-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;margin:24px 0}
.api-stat{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfeaf3;border-radius:18px;padding:22px}.api-stat strong{display:block;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1;color:#10283a}.api-stat span{display:block;color:#667f91;margin-top:8px;font-size:.9rem}
.api-history{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfeaf3;border-radius:20px;padding:22px;margin-top:20px}.api-history h3{margin-top:0}
.api-bars{height:180px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:3px;border-bottom:1px solid #dce7ef;padding-top:12px}.api-bar-wrap{height:100%;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:flex-end}.api-bar{width:100%;min-height:4px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#47b7d8,#2179a6);border-radius:4px 4px 0 0;opacity:.88}
.api-history-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;color:#71889a;font-size:.8rem;margin-top:8px}.api-term-block{margin-top:22px}.api-chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}.api-chips span{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfeaf3;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 13px;color:#526c7e}.api-chips b{color:#10283a;margin-left:5px}
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/* Deep content refinements */
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@media(min-width:1100px){.guide-layout .content{padding-right:18px}}

/* 2026-09-18 header + placement consistency */
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/* 2026-09-18 creator traffic funnel */
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