Need plugin recommendations

I'm finaly gonna set my server online after a lot of thinking and waiting for some decent useful plugins and against griefing.
But
Can anyone recommend me a group based item (placement, destroy, pickup) blacklisting plugin?
And i wonder if anyone uses HeroChat to set up chat channels they want and if its any good?

 

WorldGuard, WorldEdit, Permissions...

 

There is an "Anti-Griefing tools section" for plugins you know.... http://plugins.bukkit.org/#ti=&ta=SEC&au=

 

WorldGuard, WorldEdit, Essentials, MinecartMania, & Falsebook all would be a good start. =)

 

In addition: Permissions, PermissionsPlus, iChat, and LWC would be awesome for server control!

 

@resba

Whats' wrong with Group Manager that comes with Essentials?

 

@eagleFMJ GroupManager isn't widely supported anymore and is a tad buggy from what I remember.

 

I reccommend these depending on what you want for your server:

Bare bone minimum:
GroupManager - Handles groups and user permissions
MultiVerse - Handles multiple worlds/nether
HeroChat - Handles custom chat formatting and channels
CommandBook - Handles all basic commands
BigBrother - Logs EVERYTHING so that you can rollback griefers
WorldEdit - Easy fixing of griefers or world modification
WorldGuard - Protect zones of the world from being edited by players
PlugMan - Allows reloading of plugins without requiring a reboot
AutoSave - Saves the server to disk every X minutes
Backup - Backs up the server to a separate .ZIP file every X minutes

Reccomended:
NoCheat - Stops flyhacking, speedhacking, etc (only if you want to stop it)
MultiInv - Makes multiple inventories (if you have a build world and a survival world)
TelePlusPlus - Easy teleporting
Warpz0r - Easy /warp commands
BorderGuard - Keeps players from expanding the map too far
Lockette - Protects chests from theives
LoginMessage - Adds a custom, multifunction, easy to edit message of the day.

Fun:
FalseBook - Adds cool ICs and minecart mechanics to the game
DynMap - Adds a live web based map to the server
ColorSign - Adds color to signs
Runecraft - Adds Runes to the game
iConomy - Adds an economy framework to the game
iConomyChestShop - Adds chest based shops to the iConomy Framework

 

I don't suggest GroupManager. It is no longer being officially supported by the main dev. The essentials team already has a ton of work on there plate. GroupManager is slow to update and buggy allot of the time.