Cordova prepare if the plugins aren't showing

How can you find out if the Cordova plugins have been loaded?

Begin by running the command

ionic info

You will see a response similar to

❯ ionic info

Ionic:

   Ionic CLI                     : 6.19.0 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@ionic/cli)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 6.1.2
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 13.3.3
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 13.3.3
   @angular/cli                  : 13.3.3
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 6.1.0

Capacitor:

   Capacitor CLI      : 3.4.3
   @capacitor/android : 3.4.3
   @capacitor/core    : 3.4.3
   @capacitor/ios     : 3.4.3

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 11.0.0
   Cordova Platforms : none
   Cordova Plugins   : no whitelisted plugins (0 plugins total)

Utility:

   cordova-res : not installed globally
   native-run  : 1.5.0

System:

   ios-deploy : 1.11.4
   ios-sim    : ios-sim/9.0.0 darwin-x64 node-v17.4.0
   NodeJS     : v17.4.0 (/usr/local/Cellar/node/17.4.0/bin/node)
   npm        : 8.5.5
   OS         : macOS Big Sur
   Xcode      : Xcode 13.2.1 Build version 13C100

Note, under Cordova platforms states none and there are zero plugins in total being used.  Whereas, instead it should look more like

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 11.0.0
   Cordova Platforms : android 10.1.2, browser 6.0.0
   Cordova Plugins   : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.2.0, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 5.0.0, (and 7 other plugins)

How to fix

Run the command

cordova prepare

Running this command, the response is

Discovered platform "browser". Adding it to the project
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-browser@6.0.0
Adding browser project...
Creating Cordova project for cordova-browser:
	Path: /Users/andrewfletcher/Apps/{project}/SAFS/platforms/browser
	Name: SAFS
Discovered platform "android". Adding it to the project
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-android@^10.1.2
Adding android project...
Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:
	Path: platforms/android
	Package:{package}
	Name: SAFS
	Activity: MainActivity
	Android target: android-30
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Android project created with cordova-android@10.1.2
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-advanced-http". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-advanced-http" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-file" for android
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app

The Android Persistent storage location now defaults to "Internal". Please check this plugin's README to see if your application needs any changes in its config.xml.

If this is a new application no changes are required.

If this is an update to an existing application that did not specify an "AndroidPersistentFileLocation" you may need to add:

      "<preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Compatibility" />"

to config.xml in order for the application to find previously stored files.

Installing "cordova-plugin-advanced-http" for browser
Plugin dependency "cordova-plugin-file@7.0.0" already fetched, using that version.
Installing "cordova-plugin-file" for browser
config file config.xml requested for changes not found at /Users/andrewfletcher/Apps/{project/SAFS/platforms/browser/config.xml, ignoring
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-whitelist". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for android
Plugin doesn't support this project's cordova-android version. cordova-android: 10.1.2, failed version requirement: >=4.0.0 <10.0.0
Skipping 'cordova-plugin-whitelist' for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for browser
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-statusbar". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-statusbar" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-statusbar" for browser
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-device". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-device" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-device" for browser
config file config.xml requested for changes not found at /Users/andrewfletcher/Apps/{project}/SAFS/platforms/browser/config.xml, ignoring
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-splashscreen". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-splashscreen" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-splashscreen" for browser
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview" for browser
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" for android
Installing "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" for browser
Discovered plugin "cordova-sqlite-storage". Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-sqlite-storage" for android
installing external dependencies via npm
for package name: cordova-sqlite-storage
npm install of external dependencies ok
Installing "cordova-sqlite-storage" for browser
installing external dependencies via npm
for package name: cordova-sqlite-storage
npm install of external dependencies ok

Check and test

RAs the Cordova plugins have been added to the project, run the Ionic info command again and confirm the response has been updated.  Now showing something like

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 11.0.0
   Cordova Platforms : android 10.1.2, browser 6.0.0
   Cordova Plugins   : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.2.0, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 5.0.0, (and 7 other plugins)