Issue-to-PDF plugin not stripping out shortcodes

[tpenberthy]

Apologies if this isn't the proper channel for this help request, IssueM support has been silent on my request for guidance.

Problem: While IssueM plays nice with my theme's Avia Layout Builder, the Issue-to-PDF plugin leaves the formatting shortcodes in the top of the articles.

Click the link below and then click "Download as PDF" to see what I mean (then scroll down till you're at the start of the first article).

http://prettycool.site/past-issues/

I know about the filter I need to put in the functions.php, but I don't know how to write the code that strips the shortcode, nor where to put it. Once I see how it goes, I'll be able to build on it.

As a journeyman WordPress guy, I'm humbly asking for help.

/switches hats - off goes WordPress dev cap, on straps software PM helmet

The other thought I had is "who would EVER want shortcode to appear in their PDF?" Is there a way you could bake this functionality directly into the Issue-to-PDF plugin so as to avoid ever hearing from n00bs like me?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tom Penberthy
Concordia University, Portland