Improve records examples and consolidate Flattening callouts

Author: RebeccaTamachiro

src/content/docs/dns/manage-dns-records/reference/vendor-specific-records.mdx

@@ -72,23 +72,28 @@ Add a [`CNAME` record](/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/) to Cl
 
 To use Cloudflare DNS with AWS Amplify, refer to the [Amplify help content](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/to-add-a-custom-domain-managed-by-a-third-party-dns-provider.html) and follow the instructions for **manual configuration**.
 
-You will need at least two `CNAME` records:
+At Cloudflare, you will need at least two `CNAME` records:
 
 - A <GlossaryTooltip term="proxy status">DNS-only</GlossaryTooltip> `CNAME` to validate your domain ownership, which should look like the following:
 
 <Example>
-| Type    | Name  | Target                                       | Proxy status | Flatten |
-| ------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------ |---------|
-| `CNAME` | `<UNIQUE_STRING>.example.com` | `<UNIQUE_STRING>.mhbtsbpdnt.acm-validation.aws` | DNS only     | False |
+| Type    | Name  | Target                                       | Proxy status |
+| ------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
+| `CNAME` | `<UNIQUE_STRING>` | `<UNIQUE_STRING>.mhbtsbpdnt.acm-validation.aws` | DNS only     |
 </Example>
 
-:::caution
-<Render file="cname-flattening-callout" />
+:::caution[CNAME flattening]
+If your Cloudflare zone is on a paid plan, also make sure that the **Flatten** option turned off for the validation `CNAME` record, and that you zone is **not** using [CNAME flattening for all CNAME records](/dns/cname-flattening/set-up-cname-flattening/#for-all-cname-records)
 :::
 
-- One `CNAME` for the <GlossaryTooltip term="apex domain">apex domain</GlossaryTooltip> and/or for each of the subdomains that you want to proxy through Cloudflare.
+- One `CNAME` for the <GlossaryTooltip term="apex domain">apex domain</GlossaryTooltip> (`example.com`) and/or for each of the subdomains (`blog.example.com`) that you want to manage on Cloudflare. For details refer to [Manage DNS records](/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/). These records can be proxied.
 
 <Example>
+
+| Type    | Name  | Target                                       |
+| ------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| `CNAME` | `@` | `<AMPLIFY_HOSTNAME>.cloudfront.net` |
+
 | Type    | Name  | Target                                       |
 | ------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- |
 | `CNAME` | `blog` | `<AMPLIFY_HOSTNAME>.cloudfront.net` |