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Welcome to Tacoma3G.com, a free resource for 2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma owners!
Tacoma3G is a beginner-friendly 3rd Generation Toyota Tacoma (2016-2023 model-years) forum. We are a community of people who are focused on good information and good vibes. T3G is the passion-project of a USMC/Toyota technician.
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I dig it!
Agreed!
Same.
When my brain started hurting at around 4 am, I decided to do something fun and easy, which was add some pointless achievements.
Taking ideas for new ones btw!!
Trophies
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You have my vote.
Loving this new logo!!!
Everything sounds great. Perfect, now I have to put another sticker on my truck.Hey guys. A lot is coming this week, some of which you can probably already see parts of.
I want to let you all know one thing though.
The website name is almost certainly changing from Tacoma3G.com to TacomaPortal.com. Besides that, the website remains a 3rd gen Tacoma website and can still be called Tacoma3G. Tacoma3G.com will simply redirect TacomaPortal.com so you won't have to think about it.
Why?
Because I'm trying to prepare for the future of the Tacoma and have been thinking about this for a few years, actually. I love running Tacoma3G and I love its aesthetic and community vibe that we have. When the next Tacoma comes out, I want to do the same thing for it - create a Tacoma4G. Well, a few years ago I made a mistake and lost the Tacoma4G.com domain that I used to own. So ever since, I've been thinking about my options. The one thing that kept coming back to me is inconsistency. If Tacoma3G stayed as the name of this site, but the 4th gen site used an alternative name like Tacoma4Gforum.com, the branding would be inconsistent and that would bother me.
After lots of brainstorming and considering different options, TacomaPortal.com is the one I think is the best move.
TacomaPortal.com will simply be a "portal" (homepage) into one of the two websites: Tacoma3G or Tacoma4G. There will be a forum (this one), wiki with Tacoma technical data, a shop to buy parts, classifieds, etc., but separated by generation if you want them separate, or combined as one if you want to see both. This will happen automatically; you won't need to sign up for a new site because there won't be a new site. TacomaPortal is this site, it's just that this site is getting ready to accommodate for the 4th gen (and/or electric) Tacomas.
Again, nothing changes on your end except for the name. But the 3rd gen sections can (and naturally would) still be called Tacoma3G.com.
Please don't kill me!
Edit: To add, you should be able to see a preview of the portal while I'm still working on it, if you go here:
and the wiki:
and the store:
Store
I already knew that because I follow your instagram....LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD BE DOING!
Wow, thank you very much!
I so badly wish I could still be working on this 24/7 but I've been staying in forests that are hit or miss on cell service.
Not worried about it at all. I have trust in you, man! Appreciate you updating us.
I've since leaned into the K.I.S.S. principle really hard since the logo you're talking about. My site redesign is now highly focused on function and user-friendliness over the fancy looking stuff.
Hey, is the quote tag weirdness in this thread over here user error or website issues? I can't tell and didn't want to derail the thread.
@Tyler, How about a calendar in January this year? Or did I already miss out?
BLtheP
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Something I really like at another forum I go to or used to go to, is the stats for a thread. ClubFrontier has what I'm referencing. At the beginning of every thread, there is a box telling you how many different people have contributed to the thread, how many replies, and who the last post is by. That info is always nice.
I liked the build thread links people could put in their profile box....what happened to that?
I liked the build thread links people could put in their profile box....what happened to that?
Somehow, I missed all 3 of these comments. Wow.
I'm going to address all 3 shortly. My bad.
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Welcome to 203G! Wait, no—2023? No…. Tacoma3G 2.0! The website appears visually different as part of an ongoing redesign. More info below. Alternatively, you can ignore all of this and switch back to any of the now-classic designs that you were using, by clicking here.
TL;DR (short version):
I’ve been working on a massive redesign and overhaul of the features on T3G for exactly two years now. ...Andddd, I still don’t have my finished product ready. Therefore, I think it’s time to change the way I intended to release my big update. What you are seeing is a mostly stock implementation of the software that powers this website.
I will be introducing my new site features over time, instead of all at once. Reverting back to the the 'OEM design' (as we gear-heads would call it), will enable me to implement things without worrying about my outdated and bloated code that I used to make those now-classic designs, which would otherwise slow me down and create more 'oil leaks' (website bugs) than I can deal with.
Eventually, this new site will look similar to the classic ones (e.g., there will still options to match the website's color scheme to your truck, and in light or dark mode, etc.). But T3G v2.0 comes with cleaner code (good for me and many user interface improvements (good for you).
Longer version:
Despite how slow I am, I really have been working on big improvements and frequently requested suggestions, for two years now, with most of it not visible or usable by you guys yet. This is because I go through waves of being extremely motivated to work on T3G, followed by days or weeks of not even wanting to look at my phone or computer or leave my house or wake up, etc.
But. T3G has always been a passion project of mine. Just a hobby. Not something I ever intended to think of as a job, or to become an influencer, or to get free parts for my truck, or to sellout to a big company, or to plaster ugly ads and other crap all over the website, etc.
With that being said, on a personal level, I need to stop stressing about what I do to improve T3G and those things potentially not being to everyone’s taste. Almost every day, I judge myself for not running T3G right or that no one will like T3G 2.0. I have Mr. Anxiety and Sir Imposter Syndrome over here, telling me I’ll never do this, or I suck at that, and so on. Screw it; I got cool new features I want to start adding to the site whether my anxiety says to or not!
The new default design that you are looking at (if you haven’t already switched back), is simply the default design of the software powering the site. You’re just seeing my starting point of what I’m coding; not the actual T3G 2.0 redesign itself. In order for me to slowly roll out new things I’ve been coding, I need a clean starting point. The classic designs are loaded with bloat and bugs from over the years (code wise).
Also, I’ve been into function over fashion lately, in terms of how I design the website's user interface and such. I want people to say to their friends, “I suggest T3G over the other sites because it’s much simpler, friendlier, and more organized than the others.” And working toward those goals starts here.
The good news is, you can basically ignore everything I just said and switch back to any of the classic designs by clicking here. They will still show any new features or other changes, they are just at higher risk of showing temporary bugs and other weird things for the time being. Eventually, the classic designs will be fully synced with their 2.0 counterparts, and at that point, all design options will function the same, just with minor aesthetic differences.
Everyone that uses this forum—whether you post in the threads or silently lurk in the shadows—have always been extremely supportive to me and my T3G project. It’s you guys that keep me going. I say that a lot, but it’s true. Anyway, thank you for coming to my Tyler talk.
Happy late New Year!!!
Welcome to 203G! Wait, no—2023? No…. Tacoma3G 2.0! The website appears visually different as part of an ongoing redesign. More info below. Alternatively, you can ignore all of this and switch back to any of the now-classic designs that you were using, by clicking here.
TL;DR (short version):
I’ve been working on a massive redesign and overhaul of the features on T3G for exactly two years now. ...Andddd, I still don’t have my finished product ready. Therefore, I think it’s time to change the way I intended to release my big update. What you are seeing is a mostly stock implementation of the software that powers this website.
I will be introducing my new site features over time, instead of all at once. Reverting back to the the 'OEM design' (as we gear-heads would call it), will enable me to implement things without worrying about my outdated and bloated code that I used to make those now-classic designs, which would otherwise slow me down and create more 'oil leaks' (website bugs) than I can deal with.
Eventually, this new site will look similar to the classic ones (e.g., there will still options to match the website's color scheme to your truck, and in light or dark mode, etc.). But T3G v2.0 comes with cleaner code (good for me and many user interface improvements (good for you).
Longer version:
Despite how slow I am, I really have been working on big improvements and frequently requested suggestions, for two years now, with most of it not visible or usable by you guys yet. This is because I go through waves of being extremely motivated to work on T3G, followed by days or weeks of not even wanting to look at my phone or computer or leave my house or wake up, etc.
But. T3G has always been a passion project of mine. Just a hobby. Not something I ever intended to think of as a job, or to become an influencer, or to get free parts for my truck, or to sellout to a big company, or to plaster ugly ads and other crap all over the website, etc.
With that being said, on a personal level, I need to stop stressing about what I do to improve T3G and those things potentially not being to everyone’s taste. Almost every day, I judge myself for not running T3G right or that no one will like T3G 2.0. I have Mr. Anxiety and Sir Imposter Syndrome over here, telling me I’ll never do this, or I suck at that, and so on. Screw it; I got cool new features I want to start adding to the site whether my anxiety says to or not!
The new default design that you are looking at (if you haven’t already switched back), is simply the default design of the software powering the site. You’re just seeing my starting point of what I’m coding; not the actual T3G 2.0 redesign itself. In order for me to slowly roll out new things I’ve been coding, I need a clean starting point. The classic designs are loaded with bloat and bugs from over the years (code wise).
Also, I’ve been into function over fashion lately, in terms of how I design the website's user interface and such. I want people to say to their friends, “I suggest T3G over the other sites because it’s much simpler, friendlier, and more organized than the others.” And working toward those goals starts here.
The good news is, you can basically ignore everything I just said and switch back to any of the classic designs by clicking here. They will still show any new features or other changes, they are just at higher risk of showing temporary bugs and other weird things for the time being. Eventually, the classic designs will be fully synced with their 2.0 counterparts, and at that point, all design options will function the same, just with minor aesthetic differences.
Everyone that uses this forum—whether you post in the threads or silently lurk in the shadows—have always been extremely supportive to me and my T3G project. It’s you guys that keep me going. I say that a lot, but it’s true. Anyway, thank you for coming to my Tyler talk.
Happy late New Year!!!
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Crap, I forgot to include the linksI refreshed and it took me out of dark mode and I don’t know how to get back to it
Switch back to dark mode here: Change Color (https://tacoma3g.com/misc/style)