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diff --git a/webapp/themes/vitro/images/search-field-and-button.gif b/webapp/themes/vitro/images/search-field-and-button.gif
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diff --git a/webapp/themes/vitro/templates/page-home.ftl b/webapp/themes/vitro/templates/page-home.ftl
index c4816bc95..0e3ab91f4 100644
--- a/webapp/themes/vitro/templates/page-home.ftl
+++ b/webapp/themes/vitro/templates/page-home.ftl
@@ -55,14 +55,17 @@
             
             <@widget name="login" />
                         
-            <section id="home-stats" class="home-sections" >
-                <h4>Statistics</h4>
-
-                <ul id="stats">
-                    <@lh.allClassGroups vClassGroups! />
-                </ul>
-            </section>
+            <!-- Statistical information relating to property groups and their classes; displayed horizontally, not vertically-->
+            <@lh.allClassGroups vClassGroups! />
         
         <#include "footer.ftl">
+        <script>
+            // this will ensure that the hidden classgroup input is cleared if the back button is used
+            // to return to the home page from the search results. Not in vitroUtils.js because that
+            // gets loaded on every page.
+            $(document).ready(function(){
+                $('input[name="classgroup"]').val("");    
+            });
+        </script>
     </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/css/vitro.css b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
index 6a84a8d24..54e42a6c3 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ p#mngLabelsText {
 /* SEARCH HOME------>  */ 
 #search-home {
 		margin-top: 2em;
+		width: 570px;
 }
 
 #search-home h3 {
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/lib/lib-home-page.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/lib/lib-home-page.ftl
index 7b0cac823..e184a1cac 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/lib/lib-home-page.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/lib/lib-home-page.ftl
@@ -17,49 +17,51 @@
     <#-- Loop through classGroups first so we can account for situations when all class groups are empty -->
     <#assign selected = 'class="selected" ' />
     <#assign classGroupList>
-        <#list classGroups as group>
-            <#-- Only display populated class groups -->
-            <#if (group.individualCount > 0)>
-                <#-- Catch the first populated class group. Will be used later as the default selected class group -->
-                <#if !firstPopulatedClassGroup??>
-                    <#assign firstPopulatedClassGroup = group />
-                </#if>
-                <#-- Determine the active (selected) group -->
-                <#assign activeGroup = "" />
-                <#if !classGroup??>
-                    <#if group_index == 0>
-                        <#assign activeGroup = selected />
+        <section id="home-stats" class="home-sections" >
+            <h4>Statistics</h4>
+            <ul id="stats">
+                <#assign groupCount = 1>
+                <#list classGroups as group>
+                    <#if (groupCount > 6) >
+                        <#break/>
                     </#if>
-                <#elseif classGroup.uri == group.uri>
-                    <#assign activeGroup = selected />
-                </#if>
-                <#if group.displayName != "equipment" && group.displayName != "locations" && group.displayName != "courses" >
-                    <li>
-                        <a href="#">
-                            <p  class="stats-count">
-                                <#if (group.individualCount > 10000) >
-                                    <#assign overTen = group.individualCount/1000>
-                                    ${overTen?round}<span>k</span>
-                                <#elseif (group.individualCount > 1000)>
-                                    <#assign underTen = group.individualCount/1000>
-                                    ${underTen?string("0.#")}<span>k</span>
-                                <#else>
-                                    ${group.individualCount}<span>&nbsp;</span>
-                                </#if>
-                            </p>
-                            <p class="stats-type">${group.displayName?capitalize}</p>
-                        </a>
-                    </li>
-                </#if>
-            </#if>
-        </#list>
+                    <#-- Only display populated class groups -->
+                    <#if (group.individualCount > 0)>
+                        <#-- Catch the first populated class group. Will be used later as the default selected class group -->
+                        <#if !firstPopulatedClassGroup??>
+                            <#assign firstPopulatedClassGroup = group />
+                        </#if>
+                        <#if group.displayName != "equipment" && group.displayName != "courses" >
+                            <li>
+                                <a href="#">
+                                    <p  class="stats-count">
+                                        <#if (group.individualCount > 10000) >
+                                            <#assign overTen = group.individualCount/1000>
+                                            ${overTen?round}<span>k</span>
+                                        <#elseif (group.individualCount > 1000)>
+                                            <#assign underTen = group.individualCount/1000>
+                                            ${underTen?string("0.#")}<span>k</span>
+                                        <#else>
+                                            ${group.individualCount}<span>&nbsp;</span>
+                                        </#if>
+                                    </p>
+                                    <p class="stats-type">${group.displayName?capitalize}</p>
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
+                            <#assign groupCount = groupCount + 1>
+                        </#if>
+                    </#if>
+                    
+                </#list>
+            </ul>
+        </section>
     </#assign>
 
     <#-- Display the class group browse only if we have at least one populated class group -->
     <#if firstPopulatedClassGroup??>
             ${classGroupList}
     <#else>
-        <h3>There is currently no content in the system, or you need to create class groups and assign your classes to them.</h3>
+        <h3 id="noContentMsg">There is currently no content in the system, or you need to create class groups and assign your classes to them.</h3>
         
         <#if user.loggedIn>
             <#if user.hasSiteAdminAccess>