Totally necessary modules...

The Modules that you will need for the typical Drupal 6 Installation... All modules below are oriented towards content and editing of this content - See other post for Developer modules.

All work in well-tested Drupal 6.x-installation, so go ahead - go wild - Install ONE, install ALL

1. Everyday editing... WYSIWYG
2. Better, richer content on your page, and the content fields and types you crave... CCK
3. Control the display of your content; blogs, listings, detailed views, with or without pager, meeting certain criteria... Views 2
4. File, image and media handling - A collection
   
   • ImageAPI
   • ImageCache
   • Filefield-CCK Extension
     
   • IMCE
   • IMCE-WYSIWYG
5. Create your own forms - replace the limited built in Drupal Contact Module... Webform