Cordova Ionic Capacitor

Cordova Developer
→ Ionic with Capacitor

Already built apps with Apache Cordova? This course gets you productive with Ionic + Capacitor through direct side-by-side comparisons, real plugin migrations, and a complete migration checklist.

12 Chapters ~4 hours total Intermediate Free
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Course Chapters

1
Introduction & Why Migrate
Cordova vs Capacitor architecture, why Ionic adopted Capacitor, and what changes.
15 min
2
Project Setup & CLI
ionic start, Capacitor CLI commands vs Cordova CLI, config.xml → capacitor.config.
12 min
3
Plugins & Native APIs
@capacitor/* vs cordova-plugin-*, the Capacitor plugin bridge.
18 min
4
Camera & Filesystem
@capacitor/camera + @capacitor/filesystem vs cordova-plugin-camera/file.
16 min
5
Push Notifications ⭐
Firebase Cloud Messaging with @capacitor/push-notifications vs phonegap-push.
20 min
6
Storage & Preferences
@capacitor/preferences vs cordova-plugin-storage, SQLite options.
14 min
7
Geolocation & Device Info
@capacitor/geolocation, @capacitor/device, permissions model.
13 min
8
Network & HTTP
@capacitor/network, Axios/Fetch vs cordova-plugin-advanced-http.
12 min
9
Native Builds & IDE
Android Studio + Xcode workflow, npx cap sync, live reload.
18 min
10
App Lifecycle & Events
@capacitor/app, background/foreground, back button, deep links.
14 min
11
Custom Native Plugin
Write your own Capacitor plugin in Kotlin/Swift vs Cordova plugin.xml.
22 min
12
Migration Checklist ⭐
Complete step-by-step guide to migrate your existing Cordova app to Capacitor.
20 min
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Plugin Migration

Map every major Cordova plugin to its Capacitor equivalent with working code examples.

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Native Integration

Work directly in Android Studio and Xcode — no more black-box Cordova hooks.

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Full Migration Guide

Chapter 12 gives you a battle-tested checklist to migrate a real app with zero downtime.