WordPress - Remove empty p tags for custom shortcodes
// Remove all P tags from shortcodes
<?php
add_filter("the_content", "the_content_filter");
function the_content_filter($content) {
// array of custom shortcodes requiring the fix
$block = join("|",array("col","shortcode2","shortcode3"));
// opening tag
$rep = preg_replace("/(<p>)?\[($block)(\s[^\]]+)?\](<\/p>|<br \/>)?/","[$2$3]",$content);
// closing tag
$rep = preg_replace("/(<p>)?\[\/($block)](<\/p>|<br \/>)?/","[/$2]",$rep);
return $rep;
}