Alot of the time, I find that clients usually want the ability to modify the fields displayed on the homepage.
So what I often do and I dont know why stellent/oracle haven`t done this, is update the HOME_PAGE template with the advanced search screen resource includes and add the following global rule (#active.Page like “HOME_PAGE”) in config manager to modify the contents displayed..

WARNING:: Do not overwrite the HOME_PAGE template with the advanced search template.. As this will screw up your portal when you next regenerate it..

Attached is the simple component that replaces the HOME_PAGE give it a go.

You`ll need to setup the fields to hide within a global rule with the following activation condition - (#active.Page like “HOME_PAGE”). If you have any probs just ask ;)