{"id":27,"date":"2026-01-02T22:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthecitgo.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:12:59","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/behindthecitgo.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4766de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4766de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b729c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b729c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\n========================================================\nBehind the Citgo \u2014 Contact Page (All-in-one)\nDrop into a WordPress \"Custom HTML\" block.\nNo external dependencies.\n========================================================\n-->\n\n<div id=\"btc-contact\" class=\"btc\" aria-label=\"Behind the Citgo contact page\">\n  <!-- Ambient background -->\n  <div class=\"btc-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    <div class=\"btc-orb btc-orb-a\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"btc-orb btc-orb-b\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"btc-orb btc-orb-c\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"btc-grid\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"btc-noise\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- HERO -->\n  <section class=\"btc-hero\" id=\"top\" aria-label=\"Contact hero\">\n    <div class=\"btc-hero-vignette\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"btc-hero-inner\">\n      <div class=\"btc-hero-card\">\n        \n\n        <h1 class=\"btc-hero-title\">Get in Touch<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"btc-hero-text\">\n          For guest requests, partnership inquiries, media, or general questions - send a message below.\n          We\u2019ll respond as soon as we can.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"btc-hero-cta\">\n          <a class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-glow\" href=\"#contact\" data-scroll>Send a Message<\/a>\n          <button class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-ghost\" type=\"button\" id=\"btcCopyEmail\">Copy Email<\/button>\n          <button class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-ghost\" type=\"button\" id=\"btcOpenFAQ\">FAQ<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"btc-mini-note\" id=\"btcCopyNote\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- MAIN -->\n  <section class=\"btc-section\" id=\"contact\" aria-label=\"Contact details and form\">\n    <div class=\"btc-container\">\n      <div class=\"btc-section-head\">\n        <h2 class=\"btc-h\">Contact Options<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"btc-sub\">\n          Choose the method that fits your request. 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