diff --git a/app/views/projects/pages_domains/_dns.html.haml b/app/views/projects/pages_domains/_dns.html.haml
index afe98a4b79c80d0a7afee15cb4021a622f81acf4..a16886a17892d604dae89c96e7cdf015b984d8e3 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/pages_domains/_dns.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/pages_domains/_dns.html.haml
@@ -24,9 +24,22 @@
             = gl_badge_tag text, variant: status
             = link_button_to sprite_icon("redo"), verify_project_pages_domain_path(@project, domain_presenter), method: :post, class: 'gl-ml-2 has-tooltip', title: _("Retry verification"), size: :small
         .input-group
-          = text_field_tag :domain_verification, domain_presenter.verification_record, class: "monospace js-select-on-focus form-control", readonly: true
+          = text_field_tag :domain_verification, domain_presenter.keyed_verification_code, class: "monospace js-select-on-focus form-control", readonly: true
           .input-group-append
             = clipboard_button(target: '#domain_verification', category: :primary, size: :medium)
         %p.form-text.gl-text-subtle
-          - link_to_help = link_to(_('verify ownership'), help_page_path('user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/_index.md', anchor: '4-verify-the-domains-ownership'))
-          = _("To %{link_to_help} of your domain, add the above key to a TXT record within your DNS configuration within seven days.").html_safe % { link_to_help: link_to_help }
+          = _("To verify ownership of your domain, add the above TXT record value to your DNS configuration within seven days. You can implement this in two ways:")
+        %ul.form-text.gl-text-subtle.gl-mt-2.gl-mb-0
+          %li
+            %strong= _("Subdomain method (recommended):")
+            = _("Create a TXT record for")
+            %code= domain_presenter.verification_domain
+            = _("with the value above")
+          %li
+            %strong= _("Primary domain method:")
+            = _("Add the TXT record directly to")
+            %code= domain_presenter.domain
+            = _("with the value above")
+        %p.form-text.gl-text-subtle.gl-mt-2
+          - link_to_help = link_to(_('How to set up DNS records?'), help_page_path('user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/_index.md', anchor: '4-verify-the-domains-ownership'))
+          = _("Need help? %{link_to_help}").html_safe % { link_to_help: link_to_help }
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diff --git a/ee/app/views/groups/settings/domain_verification/_dns.html.haml b/ee/app/views/groups/settings/domain_verification/_dns.html.haml
index 8295320dc7d0809403284fb8e0b73d25d49c5efc..642fad14df309f5b604da4fd1beb4281218c8f61 100644
--- a/ee/app/views/groups/settings/domain_verification/_dns.html.haml
+++ b/ee/app/views/groups/settings/domain_verification/_dns.html.haml
@@ -6,5 +6,18 @@
     .input-group-append
       = clipboard_button(target: '#domain_verification', category: :primary, size: :medium)
   %p.form-text.gl-text-subtle
+    = s_("DomainVerification|To verify ownership of your domain, add the above TXT record value to your DNS configuration within seven days. You can implement this in two ways:")
+  %ul.form-text.gl-text-subtle.gl-mt-2.gl-mb-0
+    %li
+      %strong= s_("DomainVerification|Subdomain method (recommended):")
+      = s_("DomainVerification|Create a TXT record for")
+      %code= domain_presenter.verification_domain
+      = s_("DomainVerification|with the value above")
+    %li
+      %strong= s_("DomainVerification|Primary domain method:")
+      = s_("DomainVerification|Add the TXT record directly to")
+      %code= domain_presenter.domain
+      = s_("DomainVerification|with the value above")
+  %p.form-text.gl-text-subtle.gl-mt-2
     - link_to_help = link_to(s_('DomainVerification|How to set up DNS records?'), help_page_path('user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/_index.md', anchor: '3-set-up-dns-records'))
-    = s_("DomainVerification|To verify ownership of your domain, add the above key to a TXT record within your DNS configuration within seven days. %{link_to_help}").html_safe % { link_to_help: link_to_help }
+    = s_("DomainVerification|Need help? %{link_to_help}").html_safe % { link_to_help: link_to_help }
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