/seo/ - SEO Techniques

my main site has been seeing a steady decline in organic traffic over the last two weeks. i checked my search console and noticed that most of the lost visibility is coming from long-tail keywords that used to be very stable. i tried to audit my recent content but everything seems to follow the old guidelines perfectly. i even went back and removed deleted some thin pages that were low quality.
>it feels like the search engine is prioritizing different intent now
is anyone else seeing a shift in how backlink authority is being weighted lately? i am worried that my current link building strategy is no longer effective for niche topical authority . any advice on how to pivot without losing more ground would be appreciated