I build a coupon page what lists all available coupons on the store.
Of course, I go to CMS -> Pages then create a page.
But, I'm considering about what to use, html content or layout update.
Option 1:
I write fully html code somewhere then put into content box, such as:
<h1 class="page-heading">Coupons</h1> <p class="page-description">...</p> <section class="section section-offers"> <h2 class="section-heading section-heading-offers">Current Offers</h2> <ul class="list-offers"> <li class="offer"> <div class="offer-content offer-content-info"> <h3 class="offer-heading">Coupon Code</h3> <p class="offer-description">Coupon Description</p> <p class="offer-coupon">CODE</p> </div> </li> </ul> </section>
Option 2:
I create a custom block what fetch all available coupons then apply into its template file. I use this block for the page with layout update, such as:
<reference name="root"> <block type="my_sales/coupons" name="content" template="page/static/coupons.phtml"/> </reference>
With option 2, I don't need to do anything afterwards, I just change the coupon in Catalog Shopping Cart Rules then the page automatically changes as well.
But in my website, there's a few coupon codes (1 or 2 at a time), and they don't change frequently. So option 1 is reasonable.
I know that both options, the system must load data from database, regardless getting coupon collection or cms page content.
But what considering me is which option costs me much loading time than the other? Assume that this coupon page is also a landing page for a marketing campaign, which option should I choose?