Using do_shortcode()

Hi,

using the short code in each article works fine, but I’d rather use do_shortcode in a template, then we don’t have to insert the shortcode in every article.

This is what I have now in the article’s template, instead of <? the_content(); ?> I use:

<? echo do_shortcode( ‘[blendlebutton]’ . the_content() . ‘[/blendlebutton]’ ); ?>

It doesn’t do anything, the template still works, but it doesn’t show the Blendle Button?

Any idea why?

Arjen