XF 2.1 Display X threads in each forum on home page

[sajal]

I want to customize the default home page, where it's listing different forums/categories etc.

I want to display blocks, and each block displays X threads in a particular forum. It may look like this:

Forum Name 1
thread 1
thread 2
thread 3
thread 4


Forum Name 2
thread 1
thread 2
thread 3
thread 4

etc.

I know I can use widgets to create such blocks. But how to hide the default output of home page and make sure it only displays widget blocks on the left side of home page. I don't want to disturb the right sidebar.

Thanks in advance!