Best Joomla Plug Ins Ever

• Jnews http://www.joobi.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8240&Itemid=224
• AidaNews (previously AllNews) - display news and image thumbnails
• JoomGallery
• http://www.phoca.cz/phocagallery
  
• JXTC deluxe news - display news and image thumbnails
• fj related articles
• jseblod
• content templater - make complete standard page layout
• Global News
• Filtered News
• Modules Anywhere
• Joomla Comment
• Articles list in rows
• Plugin Load Module {module [27]}
• http://demo.hotjoomlatemplates.com/index.php?template=test - hot joomla sliders
• http://extensions.floridahostweb.com/jqueryslider-module - you can set the settings for the caption to appear on top or bottom. Even has rounded corners.

TEMPLATES
http://joomla2u.net/category/3-columns/
http://www.filesmix.com/files/info/5537b3c65980add278a9aa2e5ca77ba3/