Be ready for Perplexity — the AI engine that shows its sources.
Perplexity displays direct citation links for every answer it generates. That makes it the most attributable AI search engine — so it is a useful one to prepare for. Reffed shows what your site needs; it cannot promise to be cited.
Perplexity shows its sources as named links.
Because Perplexity surfaces citations as named links, people can click through to the source. Reffed cannot promise that this brings you traffic.
Allow PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User
Two distinct crawlers, both need explicit allowance. Reffed checks them, and Watch rechecks weekly.
Optimize for snippet extraction
Perplexity pulls short, citable snippets. Reffed shows where your content is hard to extract.
Build citation-magnet content
Original research, data-backed claims, and comparison content earn the most Perplexity citations. Reffed shows where your site lacks them.
Citation tracking (not available yet)
Measuring which queries cite you is part of AI Visibility, which is Experimental and not available yet.
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