It is a good idea to start by adding plugins to your site as this will allow you do more with your blogs.
I recommend the following:
- Category post
- CustomCCS
- Embed any doc
- Footnotes
- Jetpack
- Lighthbox for images
- Menu icons
- Metaslider
- Media tree
- Pixabay images
- Post types order
- Table of contents
- YouTube
i have added it all