diff --git a/src/components/cardStack/layouts/timelines/TimelineBase.tsx b/src/components/cardStack/layouts/timelines/TimelineBase.tsx
index 6c3930a..0873f54 100644
--- a/src/components/cardStack/layouts/timelines/TimelineBase.tsx
+++ b/src/components/cardStack/layouts/timelines/TimelineBase.tsx
@@ -1,149 +1,44 @@
-"use client";
+import React from "react";
+import { TimelineItem } from "../types";
 
-import React, { Children, useCallback } from "react";
-import { cls } from "@/lib/utils";
-import CardStackTextBox from "../../CardStackTextBox";
-import { useCardAnimation } from "../../hooks/useCardAnimation";
-import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import type { ButtonConfig, CardAnimationType, TitleSegment, ButtonAnimationType } from "../../types";
-import type { TextboxLayout, InvertedBackground } from "@/providers/themeProvider/config/constants";
-
-type TimelineVariant = "timeline";
-
-interface TimelineBaseProps {
-  children: React.ReactNode;
-  variant?: TimelineVariant;
-  uniformGridCustomHeightClasses?: string;
-  animationType: CardAnimationType;
+export interface TimelineBaseProps {
+  items: TimelineItem[];
   title?: string;
-  titleSegments?: TitleSegment[];
   description?: string;
   tag?: string;
-  tagIcon?: LucideIcon;
-  tagAnimation?: ButtonAnimationType;
-  buttons?: ButtonConfig[];
-  buttonAnimation?: ButtonAnimationType;
-  textboxLayout?: TextboxLayout;
-  useInvertedBackground?: InvertedBackground;
+  animationType?: string;
+  textboxLayout?: string;
   className?: string;
   containerClassName?: string;
-  textBoxClassName?: string;
-  titleClassName?: string;
-  titleImageWrapperClassName?: string;
-  titleImageClassName?: string;
-  descriptionClassName?: string;
-  tagClassName?: string;
-  buttonContainerClassName?: string;
-  buttonClassName?: string;
-  buttonTextClassName?: string;
-  ariaLabel?: string;
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-const TimelineBase = ({
-  children,
-  variant = "timeline",
-  uniformGridCustomHeightClasses = "min-h-80 2xl:min-h-90",
-  animationType,
-  title,
-  titleSegments,
-  description,
-  tag,
-  tagIcon,
-  tagAnimation,
-  buttons,
-  buttonAnimation,
-  textboxLayout = "default",
-  useInvertedBackground,
-  className = "",
-  containerClassName = "",
-  textBoxClassName = "",
-  titleClassName = "",
-  titleImageWrapperClassName = "",
-  titleImageClassName = "",
-  descriptionClassName = "",
-  tagClassName = "",
-  buttonContainerClassName = "",
-  buttonClassName = "",
-  buttonTextClassName = "",
-  ariaLabel = "Timeline section",
-}: TimelineBaseProps) => {
-  const childrenArray = Children.toArray(children);
-  const { itemRefs } = useCardAnimation({
-    animationType,
-    itemCount: childrenArray.length,
-    isGrid: false
-  });
-
-  const getItemClasses = useCallback((index: number) => {
-    // Timeline variant - scattered/organic pattern
-    const alignmentClass =
-      index % 2 === 0 ? "self-start ml-0" : "self-end mr-0";
-
-    const marginClasses = cls(
-      index % 4 === 0 && "md:ml-0",
-      index % 4 === 1 && "md:mr-20",
-      index % 4 === 2 && "md:ml-15",
-      index % 4 === 3 && "md:mr-30"
-    );
-
-    return cls(alignmentClass, marginClasses);
-  }, []);
-
-  return (
-    <section
-      className={cls(
-        "relative py-20 w-full",
-        useInvertedBackground && "bg-foreground",
-        className
-      )}
-      aria-label={ariaLabel}
-    >
-      <div
-        className={cls("w-content-width mx-auto flex flex-col gap-6", containerClassName)}
-      >
-        {(title || titleSegments || description) && (
-          <CardStackTextBox
-            title={title}
-            titleSegments={titleSegments}
-            description={description}
-            tag={tag}
-            tagIcon={tagIcon}
-            tagAnimation={tagAnimation}
-            buttons={buttons}
-            buttonAnimation={buttonAnimation}
-            textboxLayout={textboxLayout}
-            useInvertedBackground={useInvertedBackground}
-            textBoxClassName={textBoxClassName}
-            titleClassName={titleClassName}
-            titleImageWrapperClassName={titleImageWrapperClassName}
-            titleImageClassName={titleImageClassName}
-            descriptionClassName={descriptionClassName}
-            tagClassName={tagClassName}
-            buttonContainerClassName={buttonContainerClassName}
-            buttonClassName={buttonClassName}
-            buttonTextClassName={buttonTextClassName}
-          />
+const TimelineBase = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TimelineBaseProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      items,
+      title,
+      description,
+      tag,
+      animationType = "none",      textboxLayout = "default",      className = "",      containerClassName = "",      children,
+    },
+    ref
+  ) => {
+    return (
+      <div ref={ref} className={`w-full ${className}`}>
+        {tag && <div className="text-sm font-medium mb-2">{tag}</div>}
+        {title && <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-4">{title}</h2>}
+        {description && (
+          <p className="text-base text-foreground/75 mb-8">{description}</p>
         )}
-        <div
-          className={cls(
-            "relative z-10 flex flex-col gap-6 md:gap-15"
-          )}
-        >
-          {Children.map(childrenArray, (child, index) => (
-            <div
-              key={index}
-              className={cls("w-65 md:w-25", uniformGridCustomHeightClasses, getItemClasses(index))}
-              ref={(el) => { itemRefs.current[index] = el; }}
-            >
-              {child}
-            </div>
-          ))}
+        <div className={`relative ${containerClassName}`}>
+          {children}
         </div>
       </div>
-    </section>
-  );
-};
+    );
+  }
+);
 
 TimelineBase.displayName = "TimelineBase";
 
-export default React.memo(TimelineBase);
+export default TimelineBase;