If you’re sure you don’t need those plugins and if TGM is not tied up with any required licenses for your plugins, just pull TGM Plugin Activation right out.
It’s a three step process. One: find and delete the plugin registration function.
<?php
/**
* Required and Recommended Plugins
*/
function prefix_register_plugins() {
/**
* Array of plugin arrays. Required keys are name and slug.
* If the source is NOT from the .org repo, then source is also required.
*/
$plugins = array(
// WordPress SEO
array(
'name' => 'WordPress SEO by Yoast',
'slug' => 'wordpress-seo',
'required' => false,
),
...
);
tgmpa( $plugins );
}
add_action( 'tgmpa_register', 'prefix_register_plugins' );
Two: find and delete the require_once() call that references the TGMPA class file.
<?php
/**
* Include the TGM_Plugin_Activation class.
*/
require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php';
Three: remove class-tgm-plugin-activation.php as it’s not needed any more.