See whether Perplexity cites you
Your analytics go blind the moment Perplexity recommends a brand. CiteTrack AI asks Perplexity your real buyer questions on a schedule and records whether you were cited, merely mentioned, or left out while a competitor was named instead. It is the Perplexity view of the citation tracking the product is named for.
Bring your own Perplexity API key · no monthly SaaS fee · local-first WordPress data.
See it in action
Are you cited for the prompts you want to win?
Prompt: “best wordpress ai analytics plugin” · Perplexity
What a Perplexity tracker shows you
- Cited, mentioned or absent: for every prompt, whether Perplexity linked you, named you without a link, or left you out.
- Who is cited instead: the competitor or third-party page Perplexity chose, so you know exactly who to displace.
- Position and winning URL: which of your pages earned the citation and where it ranked among the sources.
- Share of voice: your slice of Perplexity citations versus named rivals, plotted over time.
- Crawler identity context: the Perplexity bots (PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User) reaching you, with official network verification where the operator provides it.
How CiteTrack tracks Perplexity
Perplexity shows its citations openly under every answer, with numbered sources you can click. PerplexityBot builds the index it draws on, and Perplexity-User fetches a page live during an answer.
You add the buyer questions you want to win and the competitors you care about, then bring your own Perplexity API key. On the schedule you set, CiteTrack sends each prompt to Perplexity, reads the answer and its cited sources, and records exactly where you stand, cited, mentioned or absent, the position, the winning URL and the sentiment. Because the key is yours, you pay Perplexity directly at cost and every result stays in your own WordPress database.
Why Perplexity needs its own view
Because Perplexity displays every source inline, it is the clearest engine to measure and the best place to test your answer-engine work. The rule of thumb is simple: if you cannot earn a Perplexity citation for a question, fix that page before chasing the quieter engines, because Perplexity is showing you exactly what a well-sourced answer looks like.
Past a yes or no check
A Perplexity citation is the start. CiteTrack runs the whole loop so you can move the number.
Discover the questions
Query fan-out finds the persona-based sub-queries buyers really ask Perplexity, so you track what triggers answers, not just the head term.
Learn more ?See who wins
The narrative-control map ranks the domains Perplexity cites most across your topic, your exact list of who to displace.
Learn more ?Improve and re-check
Use the citability score to review specific page improvements, then re-run the same Perplexity prompt to measure whether the result changes.
Learn more ?Tie it to revenue
Attribution connects Perplexity-referred sessions to real WooCommerce and EDD orders, so you can prove what a citation is worth.
Learn more ?Get alerted
Rule-based alerts tell you the moment a Perplexity citation drops or a rival overtakes you.
Learn more ?Watch the crawlers
Verified analytics show the Perplexity bots reaching you, so you know access is open before you chase citations.
Learn more ?Also in the AI analytics dashboard
Beyond the three layers, the plugin rolls everything into the views you actually check.
AI Visibility Index
One score that rolls cited slots, position and share of voice into a single trend line, with freshness and competitor share.
AI rank tracker
Where you land by engine for the prompts you track, cited, mentioned or absent, and how it moves over time.
AI funnel
Crawl -> cite -> referral -> revenue over the last 30 days, so you can see exactly where the drop-off happens.
Page value
Crawled x visited x cited per page, which pages AI reads most, whether humans follow, and whether it converts.
API cost ledger
Because you bring your own keys, every citation run shows its estimated cost, so you see exactly what you spend.
GA4 + Clarity
Connect Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity so AI sits alongside the human-side analytics you already use.
Who it is for
Anyone whose customers ask AI before they buy.
SaaS & software
Know if AI recommends you when buyers ask for the best tool in your category.
Learn more ?Perplexity tracking FAQ
Can you really tell if Perplexity cites my website?
Yes. CiteTrack sends your target prompts to Perplexity through its API with search grounding on, then checks whether your domain is in the cited sources (cited), named without a link (mentioned), or absent. It records the position and the exact URL that won.
Do I need an API key to track Perplexity?
Yes. CiteTrack uses your own Perplexity API key, so you query Perplexity at cost with no markup and keep prompts, results and the key on your own site. It is a one-time paste during setup.
How is this different from a crawler log?
A crawler log proves a Perplexity bot (PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User) fetched your page. It does not prove Perplexity then cited you in an answer. CiteTrack tracks both the crawl and the citation, so you measure the outcome, not a guess.
How often should it check, and what does it cost?
Weekly is a sensible default. Perplexity citation data is non-deterministic, so read the trend across many runs rather than a single result. Cost is whatever Perplexity charges for the calls, typically a few dollars a month for a normal prompt set, since there is no platform fee on top.
Does it track the other AI engines too?
Yes. CiteTrack tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude together inside WordPress. This page is the Perplexity view; the AI citation tracking feature shows the combined picture.
Where is my data stored?
CiteTrack is local-first. Prompts, results and API keys stay in your WordPress database. Citation checks contact the AI provider you configure with your own key; CiteTrack does not host your citation dashboard.
Know your Perplexity citations before your competitors do
See whether Perplexity recommends you, who it recommends instead, and what it earns, on a flat yearly price with your own keys.
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