There are a series of must-have modules for any Drupal project.
I’m not talking about modules that might help depending on your needs, but about absolutely essential ones you’ll have to install if you want a healthy, well-configured project.
Pathauto
This indispensable module lets you create patterns for generating the slugs of your URLs. You can use every kind of Drupal token. These days it’s totally necessary, because routes like /node/ aren’t usable.