How do I get Firefox's "red plugin button" to appear?

I am using Windows XP with Firefox 20.
The Mozilla support pages say to click the red plugin button to change plugin settings.
I have never seen this button appear on Firefox!
When I try to follow Mozilla support instructions, I have to keep opening up more and more windows.
This is so confusing that I don't want to make changes that might make things worse.
Isn't there a simple way to make this magic red plugin button to be on my address bar?

Mozilla support says to click on the red plugin icon on address bar to allow Java. It does not appear on any site I go to. Just as the person originally asking question said : "No, there is just the big arrow & a gra(e)yed out "this website does not supply identity information." I really have only seen that reg plugin button except for on the mozilla support page. It has never appeared when I have been @ relatives' or friends' houses. "

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