Perplexity visibility reset 2026: the 7-day recovery playbook

Perplexity AI tightened source-quality and named-byline weighting in 2026, causing measurable drops in share-of-citation for brands without structural signals (named bylines, visible dates, atomic facts, named-entity authority). This playbook is the 7-day recovery — what to do on each day, what to check, and how to measure the bounce.