Essential Modules

There are lots of modules.. lots and lots.. so what are the essential modules. What should every Drupal site have loaded up from scratch.. before you go any further..

Well did you have answer?

The Ninja answer is it depends..
The less modules.. usually the better.. and bloating is never good..

Here's some possibly useful modules

• Administration Menu - a must-have dynamic menu
• CCK - allows the creation of custom fields
• ImageField - stores custom info about images
• Link - facilitates the easy creation of links
• ImageAPI - behind the scenes requirement for image processing.
• ImageCache - creates custom image derivatives.
• Global Redirect - ensures no duplicate content URLs, for improved SEO. - see www.webmarketinggurus.co.uk
• IMCE - image/file manager
• Masquerade - allows for quickly viewing the site as other user types, for testing.
• Pathauto - automates the creation of SEO-friendly URLs.
• Token - behind the scenes module that helps power Pathauto and various other site features.
• Google Analytics - helper module for including Google Analytics statistics on the site.
• Views - creates custom lists of content, such as special pages and blocks.