I will give it a go to see if it has any benefits, but agree with early comments about the lack of ability to easily switch between views.
But one point of detail when opting in/out of the trending function:
”Disable Trending Threads on Forum Homepage
Enable or Disable Trending Threads on Forum Homepage
Hide”
The use of the word “Hide” against the tick box is confusing when the defined option is “Enable or Disable Trending.....”
Surely “Enable” is the correct term?