{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-17T20:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffdaleybooks.com\/wp-staging\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:51:52","slug":"home-html-build","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeffdaleybooks.com\/wp-staging\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n\/* COMPLETE JEFF DALEY BOOKS HOMEPAGE CSS *\/\n\n\/* Remove the Twenty Twenty-Five page shell from this custom homepage only. *\/\nbody.page-id-14 .wp-site-blocks > header.wp-block-template-part,\nbody.page-id-14 .wp-site-blocks > footer.wp-block-template-part {\n  display: none !important;\n}\n\nbody.page-id-14 .wp-site-blocks > main,\nbody.page-id-14 .wp-block-post-content {\n  max-width: none !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n}\n\nbody.page-id-14 .wp-block-html:has(.jdb-home) {\n  position: relative !important;\n  left: 50% !important;\n  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