diff --git a/makeabilitylab/settings.py b/makeabilitylab/settings.py
index 06ed0306..006d28fb 100644
--- a/makeabilitylab/settings.py
+++ b/makeabilitylab/settings.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
 # Makeability Lab Global Variables, including Makeability Lab version
-ML_WEBSITE_VERSION = "1.9.9.9" # Keep this updated with each release and also change the short description below
-ML_WEBSITE_VERSION_DESCRIPTION = "Fixes poster upload bugs"
+ML_WEBSITE_VERSION = "2.0" # Keep this updated with each release and also change the short description below
+ML_WEBSITE_VERSION_DESCRIPTION = "Generates unique url_names for duplicate member names to avoid conflicts"
 DATE_MAKEABILITYLAB_FORMED = datetime.date(2012, 1, 1)  # Date Makeability Lab was formed
 MAX_BANNERS = 7 # Maximum number of banners on a page
 
diff --git a/website/models/person.py b/website/models/person.py
index 7325607b..cafd9141 100644
--- a/website/models/person.py
+++ b/website/models/person.py
@@ -623,8 +623,20 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
             if bool(re.search('[^a-zA-Z]', c)) and c in special_chars:
                 url_name_cleaned = url_name_cleaned.replace(c, special_chars.get(c))
 
-        # Finally, clean remaining characters (EX: dashes, periods).
+        # Clean remaining characters (EX: dashes, periods).
         url_name_cleaned = re.sub('[^a-zA-Z]', '', url_name_cleaned)
+
+        # Check for collisions and append numeric suffix if needed
+        # We exclude the current person (by pk) when checking for duplicates to allow updates
+        base_url_name = url_name_cleaned
+        counter = 2
+
+        # Keep incrementing counter until we find a unique url_name
+        while Person.objects.filter(url_name=url_name_cleaned).exclude(pk=self.pk).exists():
+            url_name_cleaned = f"{base_url_name}{counter}"
+            counter += 1
+            _logger.debug(f"URL name collision detected for {self.get_full_name()}. Trying {url_name_cleaned}")
+
         self.url_name = url_name_cleaned
 
         # Next, automatically set the bio_date_modified field
diff --git a/website/views/member.py b/website/views/member.py
index b3f7bfda..e777700e 100644
--- a/website/views/member.py
+++ b/website/views/member.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import website.utils.ml_utils as ml_utils 
 from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.db.models import Q
+from django.core.exceptions import MultipleObjectsReturned
 
 # For logging
 import time
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@ def member(request, member_name=None, member_id=None):
         try:
             # Try a case-insensitive exact match
             person = get_object_or_404(Person, url_name__iexact=member_name)
+        except MultipleObjectsReturned:
+            # This should not happen if url_name uniqueness is working correctly
+            # Log error and return the most recently modified person as fallback
+            _logger.error(f"Multiple people found with url_name={member_name}! This indicates url_name uniqueness is broken. Returning most recent.")
+            person = Person.objects.filter(url_name__iexact=member_name).order_by('-modified_date').first()
+            if person is None:
+                raise Http404("No person matches the given query.")
         except Http404:
             _logger.debug(f"{member_name} not found for url_name, looking for closest match in database")
             closest_urlname = get_closest_urlname_in_database(member_name)