WEB PAGE says I need Windows media player 11 plugin. Have ver. 12 on computer. Is this not a backward step?

In order to see media on several web pages, it says I need to download plugin Windows media player v. 11. Windows 7 on computer has Windows media player 12. Is this going backwards or or these 2 separate things, i.e. program vs plugin?
Thanks, Sara

The plugin should work with WMP 12 as well.
* http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download

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