diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/commentable_actions.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/commentable_actions.rb
index df232069b..e04b275d1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/commentable_actions.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/commentable_actions.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module CommentableActions
     end
 
     def tag_cloud
-      resource_model.tag_counts.order("#{resource_name.pluralize}_count": :desc, name: :asc).limit(20)
+      resource_model.last_week.tag_counts.order("#{resource_name.pluralize}_count": :desc, name: :asc).limit(5)
     end
 
     def load_featured_tags
diff --git a/app/models/debate.rb b/app/models/debate.rb
index 086bd5ae4..7b264d036 100644
--- a/app/models/debate.rb
+++ b/app/models/debate.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Debate < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :sort_by_random,           -> { reorder("RANDOM()") }
   scope :sort_by_relevance,        -> { all }
   scope :sort_by_flags,            -> { order(flags_count: :desc, updated_at: :desc) }
-
+  scope :last_week,            -> { where("created_at >= ?", 7.days.ago)}
   # Ahoy setup
   visitable # Ahoy will automatically assign visit_id on create
 
diff --git a/app/models/proposal.rb b/app/models/proposal.rb
index 22fb55cbd..86d063a36 100644
--- a/app/models/proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/proposal.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Proposal < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :sort_by_random,           -> { reorder("RANDOM()") }
   scope :sort_by_relevance ,       -> { all }
   scope :sort_by_flags,            -> { order(flags_count: :desc, updated_at: :desc) }
-
+  scope :last_week,            -> { where("created_at >= ?", 7.days.ago)}
+  
   pg_search_scope :pg_search, {
     against: {
       title:       'A',
diff --git a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
index a90423645..6be6b0ac9 100644
--- a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
@@ -674,7 +674,18 @@ describe Debate do
       end
 
     end
+  end
 
+  describe "#last_week" do
+    it "should return debates created this week" do
+      debate = create(:debate)
+      expect(Debate.last_week.all).to include (debate)
+    end
+
+    it "should not show debates created more than a week ago" do
+      debate = create(:debate, created_at: 8.days.ago)
+      expect(Debate.last_week.all).to_not include (debate)
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
index db9c356d0..1a6994622 100644
--- a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
@@ -612,7 +612,18 @@ describe Proposal do
       end
 
     end
+  end
 
+  describe "#last_week" do
+    it "should return proposals created this week" do
+      proposal = create(:proposal)
+      expect(Proposal.last_week.all).to include (proposal)
+    end
+
+    it "should not show proposals created more than a week ago" do
+      proposal = create(:proposal, created_at: 8.days.ago)
+      expect(Proposal.last_week.all).to_not include (proposal)
+    end
   end
 
 end