.featured-categories-cards-block .category-wrapper {
    position:relative;
}

.featured-categories-cards-block .category-wrapper > .category-card {
    background-color: #dedede;
    border-radius:var(--theme--border-radius);
}

@media screen and (min-width:992px){
   
    .featured-categories-cards-block.count-7 > div{
        max-height: 860px;
    }
    .featured-categories-cards-block.count-9 > div{
        max-height: 1280px;
    }
}

.category-card{
    display:block;
    height:100%;
    position:relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor:pointer;
    box-shadow: var(--theme--box-shadow);
    transition-duration:300ms;
}

.category-card:hover{
    box-shadow: var(--theme--box-shadow--hover);
}

.category-card .category-image {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top:0;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    background-position:center center;
    background-size: cover;
    transition-duration:400ms;
    transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
}

.category-card img.category-image {
    object-fit:cover;
}

.category-card .category-image::after{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    top:0;
    left:0;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    background: rgb(0,0,0);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 100%);
    z-index:1;
}

.category-card .category-featured-listing-count {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1rem;
    top: 1rem;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.category-card .category-title {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0px;
    bottom:0px;
    right:0;
    z-index: 1;
    display:flex;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    align-items:flex-end;
    padding:20px;
}

.category-card .category-title span {
    text-align:center;
    font-size:0.8889em;
    font-weight:600;
    line-height:1.5em;
    color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
    display:block;
    width:100%;
    flex-basis:100%;
    z-index:2;
    opacity:0;
    transition-duration:300ms;
}

.category-card .category-title h3 {
    display:block;
    color:#fff;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    line-height: 1.25rem;
    margin:0;
    z-index:2;
    transition-duration:300ms;
    text-align:center;
    width:100%;
    flex-basis:100%;
}

.category-card .category-title::before {
    content: '';
    position:absolute;
    top:100%;
    left:0;
    right:0;
    bottom:0;
    background-color:white;
    transition-duration:300ms;
    z-index:1;
}

.category-card:hover .category-title::before{
    top:0;
}

.category-card:hover .category-title h3 {
    color:var(--wp--preset--color--text);
}

.category-card:hover .category-title span {
    opacity:1;
}

.category-card:hover .category-image{
    transform:scale(1.1);
}