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WordPress: filter for the_content to remove excess tags around shortcodes
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wp-filter-shortcode-content.php
<?php
// get rid of junk <p> and <br> tags TinyMCE inserts around shortcodes
add_filter( 'the_content', function ( $content ) {
$array = [
'<p>[' => '[',
']</p>' => ']',
']<br />' => ']',
']<br>' => ']',
'<p>&nbsp;</p>' => '',
];
$content = strtr( $content, $array );
return $content;
});
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see also https://gist.github.com/donnamcmaster/b634ac4a7ebec6b3814b75d243ed23fd for processing shortcodes outside the loop

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