display-posts-of-the-last-7-days

<?php $slider_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=5&cat=3&orderby=highest_rated&order=desc'); ?>

<?php

$mylimit = 7 * 86400; //days * seconds per day

while ($slider_query->have_posts()) : $slider_query->the_post();

    $post_age = date('U') - get_post_time('U');

    if ($post_age < $mylimit) { 
?>

//The Post

<?php } ?>

<?php endwhile;?>