<?php 
function front_about_customizer( $wp_customize ) {
	$wp_customize->add_section( 'devo_front_about', array(
		'title' => 'Devo Front page About Section+', // The title of section
		'description' => 'Setting for the about section on the front page.', // The description of section
	) );
  $wp_customize->add_setting( 'front_about_header', array(
    'default' => 'About this Theme',
    'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
    // Let everything else default
  ) );

  $wp_customize->add_control( 'front_about_header', array(
    'label' => 'Front-page about section header',
    // 'type' =>, // Default is "text", define the content type of setting rendering.
    'section' => 'devo_front_about', // id of section to which the setting belongs
    // Let everything else default
  ) );

  $wp_customize->add_setting( 'front_about_body', array(
    'default' => 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Dicta animi aperiam incidunt sed beatae cumque architecto corrupti veniam alias molestias error totam dolorum odit illo dolore quam, at distinctio nobis.',
    'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
    // Let everything else default
  ) );

  $wp_customize->add_control( 'front_about_body', array(
    'label' => 'Front-page about section body',
    'type' => 'textarea', 
    'section' => 'devo_front_about', // id of section to which the setting belongs
    // Let everything else default
  ) );

  // check box whether to display the about section or not
  $wp_customize->add_setting( 'front_about_checkbox', array(
		'default' => 0,
    'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
	) );

	$wp_customize->add_control( 'front_about_checkbox', array(
		'label' => 'Hide About section',
		'type' => 'checkbox',
		'section' => 'devo_front_about',
	) );
  }

  add_action( 'customize_register', 'front_about_customizer', 11 );

  ?>